Bulgaria vs Malta: Infant mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.465 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Malta
0.4704 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
155th
Malta rank
153rd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4704 deaths per 100 live births against 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0054 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 Malta ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.87 deaths per 100 live births | 6.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3104 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4364 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3821 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8441 deaths per 100 live births | 0.684 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6197 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5373 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.7172 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5778 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1394 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.4989 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4974 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0016 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 Malta?
- Malta, at 0.4704 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 Malta?
- 0.0054 deaths per 100 live births, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 155th and Malta ranks 153rd 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 .