Bulgaria vs Cuba: Child mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.6%
in 2023
Cuba
0.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
187th
Cuba rank
184th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and Cuba ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.0% | 10.5% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.1% | 6.9% | 2.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cuba?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Cuba rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and Cuba ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.