Bulgaria vs Russia: Child mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2019
Russia
0.7%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
149th
Russia rank
152nd
Child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 149th and Russia ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.3% | 5.3% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Russia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Russia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 149th and Russia ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.