Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.5238 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5259 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
154th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.85 deaths per 100 live births | 11.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 5.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2193 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2814 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.812 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0392 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.5586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5681 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0095 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5259 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5238 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 154th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .