Mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus
Belarus: Mortality rate, neonatal was 0.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus stood at 0.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus peaked at 10.2 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Belarus 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.96 per 1,000 live births | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | 2 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 per 1,000 live births | 1.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.84 per 1,000 live births | 0.7 per 1,000 live births | 1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 191 Estonia 0.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 191 Japan 0.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 193 Montenegro 0.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 195 San Marino 0.5 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Belarus
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 50,287 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Belarus was 0.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Belarus ranks 194th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.