Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality by sex

Bulgaria
0.5047 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4884 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
154th
Saudi Arabia rank
156th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4884 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0163 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 154th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.65 deaths per 100 live births 12.41 deaths per 100 live births 9.76 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
1980s 1.84 deaths per 100 live births 6.73 deaths per 100 live births 4.89 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.71 deaths per 100 live births 3.17 deaths per 100 live births 1.46 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.28 deaths per 100 live births 1.61 deaths per 100 live births 0.3331 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.7915 deaths per 100 live births 0.8168 deaths per 100 live births 0.0253 deaths per 100 live births Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.5418 deaths per 100 live births 0.526 deaths per 100 live births 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Bulgaria, at 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4884 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
0.0163 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Saudi Arabia ranks 156th 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .