Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bulgaria
0.0095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0091 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
New Zealand rank
156th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and New Zealand ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5474 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1316 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4158 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.2382 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1223 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1159 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.0895 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0906 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0011 under-five deaths per woman | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0482 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0142 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0276 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.026 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.002 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0007 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 New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and New Zealand ranks 156th 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).