Bulgaria vs China: Child mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China
0.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
151st
China rank
151st
Child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.57 deaths per 100 live births against 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 151st and China ranks 151st of 200 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 deaths per 100 live births | 27.75 deaths per 100 live births | 18.63 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1960s | 4.25 deaths per 100 live births | 18.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.16 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.9 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.58 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.861 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.284 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.658 deaths per 100 live births | 0.048 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bulgaria or China?
- Bulgaria, at 0.57 deaths per 100 live births against 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bulgaria and China?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 151st and China ranks 151st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.