Belarus vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.2 per 100 live births in Belarus and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.26 times that in Belarus.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 1960, when it overtook Belarus.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | Belarus | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 1.4 | 2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 2.5 | 3 | 15 |
| 1967 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 3.7 | 4 | 17 |
| 1961 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 5 | 4.9 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | – | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | – | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | – | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | – | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | – | – | 28 |
| 1938 | – | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | – | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | – | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | – | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | – | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | – | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | – | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | – | – | 32 |
| 1928 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | – | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | – | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | – | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | – | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | – | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | – | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | – | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | – | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | – | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | – | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | – | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | – | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | – | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | – | 38.5 | 36 |
| 1910 | – | 44 | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | 40.3 | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | 39.6 | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | 36.6 | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | 40.3 | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | 44.2 | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | 37.7 | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | 41.9 | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | 44.2 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | 40.9 | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | 39 | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | 45.3 | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | 42.2 | 41 |
| 1896 | – | 44.5 | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | 45.3 | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | 43 | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | 40.9 | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | 49.9 | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | 44.2 | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | 47.4 | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | 44.7 | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | 40.6 | 41 |
| 1887 | – | 41.6 | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | 40.3 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | 43.9 | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | 41.3 | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | 46.1 | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | 48.9 | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | 40.9 | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | 46.5 | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | 40.9 | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | 48.7 | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | 42.2 | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | 45.2 | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | 43.2 | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | 42.6 | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | 42.6 | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | 47.9 | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | 44.5 | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | 40.3 | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | 44.7 | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | 48.6 | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | 39.5 | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025