Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Belgium or Bulgaria?

Belgium, at 67 deaths against 66 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?

70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Bulgaria: Number of child deaths by age

Belgium

67 deaths

in 2024

Bulgaria

66 deaths

in 2024

Belgium rank

124th

Bulgaria rank

125th

Number of child deaths by age over time

Belgium
Bulgaria

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 67 deaths against 66 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Belgium ranks 124th and Bulgaria ranks 125th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	727.6 deaths	2,226 deaths	1,499 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	597 deaths	890.1 deaths	293.1 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	398.4 deaths	622.1 deaths	223.7 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	240.8 deaths	502.2 deaths	261.4 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	160.8 deaths	352.1 deaths	191.3 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	105.3 deaths	165.7 deaths	60.4 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	88.4 deaths	103.2 deaths	14.8 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	71 deaths	69 deaths	2 deaths	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Belgium or Bulgaria?: Belgium, at 67 deaths against 66 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Belgium and Bulgaria?: 1 deaths, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Belgium ranks 124th and Bulgaria ranks 125th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by age
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .