Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bulgaria
0.0095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Russian Federation
0.0093 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
Russian Federation rank
154th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russian Federation ranks 154th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Russian Federation in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1458 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1349 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.0895 under-five deaths per woman | 0.081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.026 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 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 Russian Federation?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russian Federation ranks 154th 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).