Bulgaria vs Canada: Child mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.5238 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada
0.4962 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
154th
Canada rank
156th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4962 deaths per 100 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.0276 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Canada ranks 156th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9754 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9015 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8897 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5547 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6927 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4985 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2743 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4853 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0733 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4962 deaths per 100 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 0.0276 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 154th and Canada ranks 156th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .