Bulgaria vs China: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Bulgaria
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
152nd
China rank
149th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 56 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 152nd and China ranks 149th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1960s 30.1 per 1,000 live births 114.7 per 1,000 live births 84.6 per 1,000 live births China
1970s 25.21 per 1,000 live births 84.58 per 1,000 live births 59.37 per 1,000 live births China
1980s 17.91 per 1,000 live births 53.54 per 1,000 live births 35.63 per 1,000 live births China
1990s 16.78 per 1,000 live births 45.22 per 1,000 live births 28.44 per 1,000 live births China
2000s 12.47 per 1,000 live births 24.34 per 1,000 live births 11.87 per 1,000 live births China
2010s 7.72 per 1,000 live births 10.74 per 1,000 live births 3.02 per 1,000 live births China
2020s 5.58 per 1,000 live births 6.22 per 1,000 live births 0.64 per 1,000 live births China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Bulgaria or China?
China, at 5.4 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Bulgaria and China?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with China 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, under-5, female?
Bulgaria ranks 152nd and China ranks 149th 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, under-5, female (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, under-5, female (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

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.