Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)

Bulgaria
4.65
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4.66
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
156th
Saudi Arabia rank
155th

Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
050100150194919862024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.66 against 4.65 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 200 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 23.54 118.53 94.99 Saudi Arabia
1980s 16.39 63.41 47.01 Saudi Arabia
1990s 15.28 29.58 14.3 Saudi Arabia
2000s 11.57 15.14 3.57 Saudi Arabia
2010s 7.17 7.74 0.5711 Saudi Arabia
2020s 4.99 5.03 0.0364 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.66 against 4.65 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
0.01, with Saudi Arabia 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 rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
Bulgaria ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 155th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 13,719 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed