Belgium vs Bulgaria: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births against 6.4 Deaths per 1 000 births in Belgium, a difference of 0.9 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.98 Deaths per 1 000 births | 19.87 Deaths per 1 000 births | 8.11 Deaths per 1 000 births | Belgium |
| 1970s | 19.46 Deaths per 1 000 births | 17.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.13 Deaths per 1 000 births | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.39 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.63 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.24 Deaths per 1 000 births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 7.96 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.58 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.62 Deaths per 1 000 births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.29 Deaths per 1 000 births | 11.73 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.44 Deaths per 1 000 births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 6.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.89 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.39 Deaths per 1 000 births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.68 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.38 Deaths per 1 000 births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births against 6.4 Deaths per 1 000 births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.9 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.