Belarus
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 28% plant-based · 74.8 yr life expectancy · UHC 80/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 305 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (305/100k) leads and is very high, driven by a potato-, fatty-meat-, and dairy-heavy diet (plant score just 28), very high alcohol consumption, and smoking. Cardiovascular mortality here is severe and largely preventable.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Reduce animal fat and processed meat and raise the very low vegetable and legume intake.
- Address very high alcohol consumption and smoking behind the severe CVD burden.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 305 CVD deaths per 100k · 28% plant-based diet