Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Stillbirth rate was 4.9 per 1,000 total births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000 total births.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 4.9 per 1,000 total births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 7.9 per 1,000 total births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.9 per 1,000 total births, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 132nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.46 per 1,000 total births | 6.9 per 1,000 total births | 7.9 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 per 1,000 total births | 5.2 per 1,000 total births | 6.8 per 1,000 total births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 per 1,000 total births | 4.9 per 1,000 total births | 5.4 per 1,000 total births | 4 |
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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 stillbirth rate in Bulgaria?
- Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria was 4.9 per 1,000 total births in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 per 1,000 total births in 2003.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 per 1,000 total births in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for stillbirth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.