Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or United States Virgin Islands?

Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States Virgin Islands?

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

Bulgaria vs United States Virgin Islands: Child mortality rate

Bulgaria

0.7%

in 2019

United States Virgin Islands

0.7%

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

149th

United States Virgin Islands rank

150th

Child mortality rate over time

Bulgaria
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

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

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 149th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 150th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10.3%	6.1%	4.2%	Bulgaria
1960s	4.2%	4.0%	0.2%	Bulgaria
1970s	2.9%	2.8%	0.1%	Bulgaria
1980s	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	2.0%	1.4%	0.6%	Bulgaria
2000s	1.4%	1.0%	0.4%	Bulgaria
2010s	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or United States Virgin Islands?: Bulgaria, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States Virgin Islands as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States Virgin Islands?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for child mortality rate?: Bulgaria ranks 149th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 150th 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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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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Probability of death before the age of five.