Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Bulgaria
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
148th
Saudi Arabia rank
148th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 148th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 197 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 31.25 per 1,000 live births 132.74 per 1,000 live births 101.49 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
1980s 22.63 per 1,000 live births 72.44 per 1,000 live births 49.81 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
1990s 21.1 per 1,000 live births 34.43 per 1,000 live births 13.33 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2000s 15.38 per 1,000 live births 18.04 per 1,000 live births 2.66 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2010s 9.43 per 1,000 live births 9.86 per 1,000 live births 0.43 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2020s 6.6 per 1,000 live births 6.66 per 1,000 live births 0.06 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Bulgaria, at 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Bulgaria ranks 148th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th 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, male (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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.