Survival ages across the population in Belarus
Belarus: Survival ages across the population was 28.4 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Survival ages across the population in Belarus, 1959–2018
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, survival ages across the population in Belarus stood at 28.4 years. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Belarus peaked at 28.4 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.25 years, in 1959.
That places Belarus 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Survival ages across the population in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.25 years | — |
| 1960 | 0.39 years | +56.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5 years | +28.2% |
| 1962 | 0.48 years | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.46 years | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.73 years | +58.7% |
| 1965 | 1.09 years | +49.3% |
| 1966 | 1.04 years | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 1.68 years | +61.5% |
| 1968 | 1.56 years | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 1.59 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.99 years | -37.7% |
| 1971 | 2.45 years | +147.5% |
| 1972 | 2.85 years | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 2.96 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.66 years | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 2.17 years | -40.7% |
| 1976 | 2.48 years | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 2.92 years | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 2.65 years | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 4.09 years | +54.3% |
| 1980 | 4.77 years | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 4.36 years | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 6.13 years | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 6.77 years | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 7.24 years | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 7.04 years | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.89 years | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 9.69 years | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 7.84 years | -19.1% |
| 1989 | 10.85 years | +38.4% |
| 1990 | 11.93 years | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 9.78 years | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 10.83 years | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 12.72 years | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 10.35 years | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 10.21 years | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.79 years | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 12.76 years | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 13.04 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 12.53 years | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 16.32 years | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 16.79 years | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 16.16 years | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.39 years | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 18.8 years | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.39 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 19.91 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.44 years | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 20.92 years | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.31 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.2 years | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 22.95 years | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.66 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 24.18 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.45 years | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 26.25 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.44 years | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.4 years | +3.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 28.4 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79 years, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +147.5% | 0.99 years | 2.45 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.25 years | 0.25 years | 0.25 years | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.952 years | 0.39 years | 1.68 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.72 years | 0.99 years | 4.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.26 years | 4.36 years | 10.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.59 years | 9.78 years | 13.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.69 years | 16.16 years | 21.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.76 years | 21.31 years | 28.4 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More population data for Belarus
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4518 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Belarus?
- Survival ages across the population in Belarus was 28.4 years in 2018, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 years in 1959.
- How does Belarus rank for survival ages across the population?
- Belarus ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.