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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Belarus: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Belarus is placed joint 34th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 74.43 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 2.331 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
joint34th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 74.43Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 2.331Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 1.2Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Belarus on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
74.43
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Belarus: 74.43. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 79.83 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 76.03 · Latvia 76.19 · Poland 78.63 · Russia 73.15 · Ukraine 73.42
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
2.331
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Belarus: 2.331. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 2.331 Belarus
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 3.377 · Latvia 2.501 · Poland 4.221 · Russia 5.173 · Ukraine 7.888
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Belarus’s is from 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
1.2
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Belarus: 1.2. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.046 Poland
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 1.036 · Latvia 0.518 · Poland 1.046 · Ukraine 22.85
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Belarus, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.3 Slovakia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 1.2 · Latvia 1.8 · Ukraine 5.4
02Over time
Which way Belarus is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 68.46 in 2000 to 74.43 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2023 74.434 74.630 2022 74.361 74.313 2021 72.221 72.433 2020 72.269 73.063 2019 74.256 74.196 2018 74.334 74.081 2017 74.362 74.029 2016 74.153 74.013 2015 73.761 73.783 2014 73.245 73.330 2013 72.681 73.386 2012 71.800 73.210 2011 71.068 73.003 2010 70.501 72.827 2009 70.409 72.426 2008 70.349 72.264 2007 69.986 72.113 2006 69.436 72.027 2005 68.982 71.876 2004 68.688 71.477 2003 68.429 71.409 2002 68.298 71.173 2001 68.435 70.926 2000 68.464 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus fell from 12.76 in 2000 to 2.331 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2024 2.3 14.5 2023 2.4 15.2 2022 2.6 14.7 2021 2.7 15.1 2020 2.9 15.3 2019 3.1 15.7 2018 3.4 16.3 2017 3.6 16.8 2016 3.9 17.5 2015 4.1 17.9 2014 4.3 18.3 2013 4.6 18.7 2012 4.9 18.8 2011 5.2 19.0 2010 5.6 19.2 2009 6.1 20.8 2008 6.6 20.7 2007 7.3 21.8 2006 8.0 22.8 2005 8.7 24.0 2004 9.4 25.9 2003 10.1 26.9 2002 10.9 28.0 2001 11.8 29.1 2000 12.8 30.4
03In context
Belarus beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Belarus and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 20th | 78.63 | 4.221 | 1.046 | — |
 Lithuania | 25th | 76.03 | 3.377 | 1.036 | 1.2 |
 Latvia | 27th | 76.19 | 2.501 | 0.518 | 1.8 |
| Belarus | =34th | 74.43 | 2.331 | 1.2 | — |
 Russia | 73rd | 73.15 | 5.173 | — | — |
 Ukraine | 97th | 73.42 | 7.888 | 22.85 | 5.4 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Belarus in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Belarus is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median34
Statistics on which Belarus does better than the middle country measured.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.9120.9No real change since 2019
Belarus: 1 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 135th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.261.16921.26No earlier reading
Belarus: 1.169 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 113th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.40.626.4▲ Improved since 2017
Belarus: 0.6 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 145th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.999.982.9No earlier reading
Belarus: 99.9 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 1st of 109 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1340.7418.134▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 0.741 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 199th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.651.146.65No real change since 2013
Belarus: 1.1 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 194th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.261.80212.26▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 1.802 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 198th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8199.981No earlier reading
Belarus: 99.9 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 153 · derived.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.792.867.7No earlier reading
Belarus: 92.8 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 5th of 127 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1632.1068.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 2.106 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 189th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.11.73.1▲ Improved since 2023
Belarus: 1.7 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 74th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.215.12310.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Belarus: 5.123 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 145th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5769.5837.57No earlier reading
Belarus: 69.58 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 14th of 115 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909890▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 98 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919891▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 98 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.33.546No earlier reading
Belarus: 1.3 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 140th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69178.34102.69▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 178.34 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.080.351▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 0.08 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 27th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8580.9442.858▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 0.944 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 169th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,4532,982▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 3,453 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 27th of 155 · derived.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.999.696.9No earlier reading
Belarus: 99.6 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.85775.8No earlier reading
Belarus: 57 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 74th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.210.25▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 0.21 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.53.4135.5▲ Improved since 2014
Belarus: 3.413 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 132nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.70.564No earlier reading
Belarus: 0.7 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 36th of 172 · derived.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.399.999.3▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 99.9 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 15th of 84 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.468.59527.46▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 8.595 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 168th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 413341No real change since 2012
Belarus: 33 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.459.614.45▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 9.6 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 157th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.480.013.48▲ Improved since 2015
Belarus: 0.01 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.8240.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 0.824 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 65th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.552.741.5No earlier reading
Belarus: 52.7 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 127 · derived.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2572.271.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 72.2 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 196 · derived.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Belarus does worse than the middle country measured.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3916.1916.39No real change since 2013
Belarus: 16.19 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 118th of 222 · derived.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7161.17133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Belarus: 161.17 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 86th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.0052.6842.005▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 2.684 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8362.484.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 62.4 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7421.740.74No earlier reading
Belarus: 21.7 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 118th of 136 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9523.5552.95No earlier reading
Belarus: 23.55 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 129th of 136 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6536.3277.65No earlier reading
Belarus: 36.32 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 144 · derived.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.5265.5No earlier reading
Belarus: 2 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35944.5272.35No earlier reading
Belarus: 944.5 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.83111.7257.83Moved since 2013
Belarus: 111.72 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6531.220.65No earlier reading
Belarus: 31.2 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2551.741.25Moved since 2013
Belarus: 51.7 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.445.135.4Moved since 2013
Belarus: 45.1 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.889.1626.88No earlier reading
Belarus: 9.162 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1712.4616.17Moved since 2013
Belarus: 12.46 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.911.73Moved since 2014
Belarus: 0.91 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 122nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.893638.89Moved since 2015
Belarus: 36 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 123rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.014.55Moved since 2017
Belarus: 4.01 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 134.913No earlier reading
Belarus: 4.9 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Belarus
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
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05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Belarus’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Belarus’s 4th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality1st of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience15th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge35th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 49th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital57th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology65th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture75th of 1843/4 keys
- Energyjoint 106th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality119th of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions153rd of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability153rd of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security146th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties189th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Belarus can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
San Marino1st2/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Poland20th3/4 keysThis page
Belarus=34th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Belarus and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Belarus on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Belarus rank on health & wellbeing?
Belarus is placed joint 34th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Belarus?
74.43 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Belarus?
2.331 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Belarus compare with Russia on health & wellbeing?
Russia is placed 73rd of 200, and Belarus joint 34th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Russia 73.15, Belarus 74.43; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Russia 5.173, Belarus 2.331.
How have Belarus’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 68.46 in 2000 to 74.43 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 12.76 in 2000 to 2.331 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Belarus?
No current reading is published for Belarus on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Belarus’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Belarus (banner) — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Belarus: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/belarus/health