Bulgaria vs United States of America: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Bulgaria
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States of America
7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Bulgaria
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 7 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes United States of America'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 United States of America ranks 145th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 44.48 per 1,000 live births 30.54 per 1,000 live births 13.94 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1970s 32.05 per 1,000 live births 21.53 per 1,000 live births 10.52 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1980s 22.63 per 1,000 live births 14.45 per 1,000 live births 8.18 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
1990s 21.1 per 1,000 live births 10.75 per 1,000 live births 10.35 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2000s 15.38 per 1,000 live births 8.79 per 1,000 live births 6.59 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2010s 9.43 per 1,000 live births 7.48 per 1,000 live births 1.95 per 1,000 live births Bulgaria
2020s 6.6 per 1,000 live births 7 per 1,000 live births 0.4 per 1,000 live births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Bulgaria or United States of America?
United States of America, at 7 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 United States of America?
0.8 per 1,000 live births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Bulgaria ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th 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

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.