Bulgaria vs Canada: Mortality rate, under-5
Bulgaria
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Canada
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
149th
Canada rank
152nd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 149th and Canada ranks 152nd of 196 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.77 per 1,000 live births | 27.72 per 1,000 live births | 13.05 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | 17.53 per 1,000 live births | 11.17 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 20.32 per 1,000 live births | 10.18 per 1,000 live births | 10.14 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 18.99 per 1,000 live births | 7.14 per 1,000 live births | 11.85 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 13.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8.61 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.8 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, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Bulgaria, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Bulgaria ranks 149th and Canada ranks 152nd of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.