Bulgaria vs Korea: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality

Bulgaria
7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
Korea
2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Korea rank
3rd

Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Korea
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea, a difference of 5 Deaths per 1 000 births.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.2 times Korea's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Korea ranks 3rd of 33 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 12.95 Deaths per 1 000 births 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births 7.35 Deaths per 1 000 births Bulgaria
2000s 11.35 Deaths per 1 000 births 3.73 Deaths per 1 000 births 7.62 Deaths per 1 000 births Bulgaria
2010s 9.89 Deaths per 1 000 births 2.98 Deaths per 1 000 births 6.91 Deaths per 1 000 births Bulgaria
2020s 7.6 Deaths per 1 000 births 2.46 Deaths per 1 000 births 5.14 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, Bulgaria or Korea?
Bulgaria, at 7.3 Deaths per 1 000 births against 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Bulgaria and Korea?
5 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Korea ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Unit
Deaths per 1 000 births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 2,306 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.