Bulgaria vs Serbia: Infant mortality by sex
Bulgaria
0.5047 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.5085 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
154th
Serbia rank
153rd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.5085 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Serbia ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 1990s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2033 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9511 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3301 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7915 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6223 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1692 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5418 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5104 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0314 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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.5085 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5047 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.0038 deaths per 100 live births, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 154th and Serbia ranks 153rd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .