Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Child mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.6%
in 2023
Slovakia
0.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
187th
Slovakia rank
188th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and Slovakia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.0% | 7.1% | 3.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and Slovakia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.