Bulgaria vs Malta: Child mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.5238 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta
0.4942 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
154th
Malta rank
157th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4942 deaths per 100 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.0296 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Malta ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.17 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5521 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.51 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5084 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.872 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8047 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6493 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5981 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6067 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1661 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5234 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0352 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 Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4942 deaths per 100 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.0296 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 154th and Malta ranks 157th 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 .