Bulgaria vs United States of America: Child mortality rate

Bulgaria
0.7%
in 2019
United States of America
0.7%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
149th
United States of America rank
152nd

Child mortality rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United States of America
051015195019842019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 149th and United States of America ranks 152nd of 204 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 10.3% 3.2% 7.1% Bulgaria
1960s 4.2% 2.8% 1.4% Bulgaria
1970s 2.9% 1.9% 1.0% Bulgaria
1980s 2.1% 1.3% 0.8% Bulgaria
1990s 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% Bulgaria
2000s 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% Bulgaria
2010s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or United States of America?
Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and United States of America?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate?
Bulgaria ranks 149th and United States of America 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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Probability of death before the age of five.