Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality by sex
Bulgaria
0.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.6193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
149th
Saudi Arabia rank
150th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.62 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6193 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0007 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 13.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2665 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9441 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9865 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0423 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6604 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6669 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0064 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.62 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6193 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0007 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 150th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .