Belarus vs Estonia: Autopsy rate

Belarus
13.2%
in 2019
Estonia
17.3%
in 2020
Belarus rank
12th
Estonia rank
9th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Belarus
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 17.3% against 13.2% in Belarus, a difference of 4.1%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Belarus's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 12th and Estonia ranks 9th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.