Bulgaria vs Canada: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.4223 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada
0.4322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
Canada rank
154th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.4322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0099 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Canada ranks 154th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8157 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7397 deaths per 100 live births | 0.692 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5329 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8051 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4771 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5496 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4347 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2044 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.031 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.4322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 0.0099 deaths per 100 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Canada ranks 154th 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .