Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood

Bulgaria
0.0095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Slovakia
0.0097 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
Slovakia rank
151st

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.0097 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Slovakia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Slovakia ranks 151st of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Slovakia Difference Ahead
1940s 0.4132 under-five deaths per woman 0.4656 under-five deaths per woman 0.0524 under-five deaths per woman Slovakia
1950s 0.2382 under-five deaths per woman 0.24 under-five deaths per woman 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman Slovakia
1960s 0.0895 under-five deaths per woman 0.0877 under-five deaths per woman 0.0018 under-five deaths per woman Bulgaria
1970s 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman 0.0678 under-five deaths per woman 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman Slovakia
1980s 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman 0.0418 under-five deaths per woman 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman Slovakia
1990s 0.026 under-five deaths per woman 0.021 under-five deaths per woman 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman Bulgaria
2000s 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman Bulgaria
2010s 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman 0.0041 under-five deaths per woman Bulgaria
2020s 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman 0.0094 under-five deaths per woman 0.0005 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 Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.0097 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 Slovakia?
0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Slovakia 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 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

Indicator
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).