What are people in Belarus most likely to die from, at each age?
Life expectancy at birth in Belarus is about 69 years for men and 79 for women. But what threatens people most changes with age — and until late middle age it is rarely what people expect. Pick an age group for the full picture.
Top cause = the most likely cause of death over the next 10 years (on wider screens, with its share of all risk) · 10-year risk = chance of dying from any cause within 10 years, for someone in the middle of the age group.
Suicide, overdoses and alcohol are among the most preventable causes of death. If you or someone you love is struggling, call 133, the national psychological emergency line — free and confidential, any time. Or find help at findahelpline.com.
Cancer screening in Belarus
- Breast cancerevery 3 years, ages 49–58 — in the free dispensary check (диспансеризация) at your polyclinic
- Colorectal cancernot part of the dispensary check — ask your doctor about a stool test every 2 years at 50–74 (European guidelines)
- Cervical cancerPap test every 3 years, ages 21–29 — in the free dispensary check (диспансеризация) at your polyclinicHPV test every 6 years at 30–39, every 5 years at 40–60 — in the free dispensary check (диспансеризация) at your polyclinic
- Lung cancerif you smoke or smoked heavily, ages 50–74 — ask whether it's offered
- Prostate cancerevery 2 years, ages 50–65 — in the free dispensary check (диспансеризация) at your polyclinic
Based on the Belarus Ministry of Health dispensary check (2024) and European guidelines. Each cancer's page compares the programmes country by country.
Computed by Odainn from official Belstat mortality statistics for Belarus (2018) — how we calculate. Belarus publishes deaths by age and deaths by cause, but not the two together, so the split by cause is Odainn's estimate: Belstat's official 2018 totals, spread by the age and cause patterns of Lithuania and Latvia. Life expectancy and the odds of dying are official. Educational, not medical advice.