Bulgaria vs China: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bulgaria
0.0095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
China
0.0096 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
China rank
152nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 152nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2172 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1960s | 0.0953 under-five deaths per woman | 0.96 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8647 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1970s | 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3746 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1980s | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1507 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1102 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 1990s | 0.026 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0831 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0571 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2000s | 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0419 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0229 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2010s | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | China |
| 2020s | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 0.0096 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.0001 under-five deaths per woman, with China 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 152nd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).