Bulgaria vs Serbia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Bulgaria
0.4223 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Serbia
0.4056 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
Serbia rank
156th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4056 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia, a difference of 0.0167 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 156th 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 | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 1990s | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2565 deaths per 100 live births | Serbia |
| 2000s | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7365 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2902 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6392 deaths per 100 live births | 0.496 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1431 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4075 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0463 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 Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.4223 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4056 deaths per 100 live births in Serbia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.0167 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria 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 rate by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 156th 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 .