Mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rate, infant was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria stood at 4.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria peaked at 44.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.12 per 1,000 live births | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | 20.7 per 1,000 live births | 27.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.41 per 1,000 live births | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.27 per 1,000 live births | 14.6 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.56 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.18 per 1,000 live births | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 33,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rate, infant in Bulgaria was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.