Belarus
Country in Europe
In brief
Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 1.8 (2024). World rank 3 of 196 (1 = best); in Europe, 3 of 44. Maternal deaths per 100,000 births: 1 (2023). World rank 1 of 194 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 98.8% → 96.8%, secondary school enrolment 104% → 94.8%, and higher education enrolment 94.3% → 70.1%. Better than all its neighbours (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, access to basic sanitation, infant deaths per 1,000 births, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births.