Bulgaria vs Moldova: Maternal deaths by income group

Bulgaria
4.25 deaths
in 2020
Moldova
4.78 deaths
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
148th
Moldova rank
145th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 4.78 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.53 deaths.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Moldova has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 148th and Moldova ranks 145th of 185 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Moldova Difference Ahead
1980s 27.77 deaths 57.14 deaths 29.37 deaths Moldova
1990s 19.06 deaths 42.66 deaths 23.59 deaths Moldova
2000s 10.89 deaths 15.83 deaths 4.94 deaths Moldova
2010s 5.28 deaths 7.7 deaths 2.43 deaths Moldova
2020s 4.25 deaths 4.78 deaths 0.5316 deaths Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Bulgaria or Moldova?
Moldova, at 4.78 deaths against 4.25 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Bulgaria and Moldova?
0.53 deaths, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Moldova?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Moldova rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Bulgaria ranks 148th and Moldova ranks 145th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.