Bulgaria vs China: Mortality rate, infant

Bulgaria
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
China rank
155th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1960s 28.9 per 1,000 live births 88.8 per 1,000 live births 59.9 per 1,000 live births China
1970s 24.23 per 1,000 live births 67.12 per 1,000 live births 42.89 per 1,000 live births China
1980s 16.41 per 1,000 live births 44.44 per 1,000 live births 28.03 per 1,000 live births China
1990s 15.27 per 1,000 live births 38.71 per 1,000 live births 23.44 per 1,000 live births China
2000s 11.56 per 1,000 live births 20.95 per 1,000 live births 9.39 per 1,000 live births China
2010s 7.18 per 1,000 live births 8.81 per 1,000 live births 1.63 per 1,000 live births China
2020s 4.98 per 1,000 live births 4.78 per 1,000 live births 0.2 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bulgaria and China?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.