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.
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 |
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More population data for Belarus
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 43,397 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.2 children per women (2023)
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
The 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.