Bulgaria vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Mortality rate, infant

Bulgaria
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
155th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 153rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 155th of 197 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 34.12 per 1,000 live births 20.59 per 1,000 live births 13.53 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1970s 24.23 per 1,000 live births 15.62 per 1,000 live births 8.61 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1980s 16.41 per 1,000 live births 10 per 1,000 live births 6.41 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1990s 15.27 per 1,000 live births 6.4 per 1,000 live births 8.87 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2000s 11.56 per 1,000 live births 5.13 per 1,000 live births 6.43 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2010s 7.18 per 1,000 live births 3.98 per 1,000 live births 3.2 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2020s 4.98 per 1,000 live births 4 per 1,000 live births 0.98 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Bulgaria, at 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bulgaria and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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

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.