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
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) β 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.