Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Bulgaria
0.5736 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.5958 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
151st
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0222 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3091 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.8606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0839 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6108 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0322 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0222 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .