Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus
Belarus: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 29.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus stood at 29.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus peaked at 40.3% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2010.
That places Belarus 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 40.3% | — |
| 1951 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 39.8% | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 39.4% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 38.7% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 38.4% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 38.1% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 36.0% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 35.6% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 34.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 32.9% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 29.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 29.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.6% | 38.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 31.9% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Belarus was 29.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2010.
- How does Belarus rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Belarus ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.