Bulgaria vs China: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.4223 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China
0.3863 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
China rank
157th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.036 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and China ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | 8.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1970s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.933 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8251 deaths per 100 live births | 0.186 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4514 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0024 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 China?
- Bulgaria, at 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3863 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.036 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and China ranks 157th 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 .