Bulgaria vs Canada: Infant mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.465 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada
0.4717 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
Canada rank
152nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.4717 deaths per 100 live births against 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0067 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 155th and Canada ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11.42 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.09 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9579 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8379 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8014 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5942 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9339 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5207 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6363 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7172 deaths per 100 live births | 0.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2472 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4611 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0378 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.4717 deaths per 100 live births against 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 0.0067 deaths per 100 live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Canada ranks 152nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .