Belarus vs Iceland: Autopsy rate

Belarus
13.2%
in 2019
Iceland
12.0%
in 2020
Belarus rank
12th
Iceland rank
14th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Belarus
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 13.2% against 12.0% in Iceland, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Belarus ranks 12th and Iceland ranks 14th 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
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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.