Bulgaria vs Malta: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Bulgaria
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Malta
4.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
152nd
Malta rank
155th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.9 per 1,000 live births in Malta, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Malta 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 | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.85 per 1,000 live births | 31.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 25.21 per 1,000 live births | 20.12 per 1,000 live births | 5.09 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 17.91 per 1,000 live births | 12.83 per 1,000 live births | 5.08 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 16.78 per 1,000 live births | 8.71 per 1,000 live births | 8.07 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 12.47 per 1,000 live births | 6.49 per 1,000 live births | 5.98 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.72 per 1,000 live births | 6.08 per 1,000 live births | 1.64 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.58 per 1,000 live births | 5.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.9 per 1,000 live births in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Malta 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, 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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About this data
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.