Bulgaria vs Cyprus: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.4223 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus
0.3777 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
Cyprus rank
158th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3777 deaths per 100 live births in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0446 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Cyprus in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.07 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5899 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2366 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7472 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5909 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3948 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6319 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4246 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.313 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1408 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 Cyprus?
- Bulgaria, at 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3777 deaths per 100 live births in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 0.0446 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Cyprus rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 158th 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 .