India, June 3 -- Long-term demographic data reveals that Belarus has experienced substantial fluctuations in its annual death rate since the mid-twentieth century.

Initial Stability and Late Century Rise During the early 1960s, the nation maintained relatively low mortality, with the 1964 rate dipping to 7.241 per 1,000 persons. This period of stability gradually transitioned into a decade-over-decade increase as mortality reached 10.5 by 1984. The upward trend continued through the 1990s, with the rate hitting 13.1 by 1995.

Reaching the Millennial Peak The early 2000s marked a period of significant demographic strain for the population. The death rate reached a then-record peak of 14.8 per 1,000 individuals in 2002. While the figures s...