Bulgaria vs Maldives: Child mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.6%
in 2023
Maldives
0.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
187th
Maldives rank
191st
Child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Maldives
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 187th and Maldives ranks 191st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.0% | 36.8% | 26.8% | Maldives |
| 1960s | 4.1% | 30.8% | 26.7% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 20.8% | 18.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 11.9% | 9.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 6.4% | 4.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or Maldives?
- Bulgaria, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 187th and Maldives ranks 191st 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.