Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Mortality rate, infant
Bulgaria
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
Russian Federation rank
155th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russian Federation ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Russian Federation in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.12 per 1,000 live births | 28.45 per 1,000 live births | 5.67 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 24.23 per 1,000 live births | 22.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.14 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 16.41 per 1,000 live births | 19.97 per 1,000 live births | 3.56 per 1,000 live births | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 15.27 per 1,000 live births | 17.34 per 1,000 live births | 2.07 per 1,000 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 11.56 per 1,000 live births | 11.76 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 7.18 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.48 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4.98 per 1,000 live births | 4.32 per 1,000 live births | 0.66 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 Russian Federation?
- Bulgaria, at 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russian Federation 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.