Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Bulgaria
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Slovakia
6.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
148th
Slovakia rank
146th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 6.9 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 146th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.48 per 1,000 live births | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 8.92 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 32.05 per 1,000 live births | 30.37 per 1,000 live births | 1.68 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 22.63 per 1,000 live births | 21.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.56 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 21.1 per 1,000 live births | 13.69 per 1,000 live births | 7.41 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.38 per 1,000 live births | 9.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.16 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.43 per 1,000 live births | 6.92 per 1,000 live births | 2.51 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 6.9 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th and Slovakia ranks 146th 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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About this data
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.