What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bulgaria and Croatia?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

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.

Bulgaria vs Croatia: Mortality rate, under-5

Bulgaria

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Croatia

5.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

150th

Croatia rank

152nd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Bulgaria
Croatia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.6 per 1,000 live births in Croatia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 150th and Croatia ranks 152nd of 197 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.93 per 1,000 live births	17.93 per 1,000 live births	2 per 1,000 live births	Bulgaria
1990s	18.99 per 1,000 live births	10.65 per 1,000 live births	8.34 per 1,000 live births	Bulgaria
2000s	13.97 per 1,000 live births	7.02 per 1,000 live births	6.95 per 1,000 live births	Bulgaria
2010s	8.61 per 1,000 live births	5.02 per 1,000 live births	3.59 per 1,000 live births	Bulgaria
2020s	6.1 per 1,000 live births	4.92 per 1,000 live births	1.18 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 Croatia?: Bulgaria, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.6 per 1,000 live births in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bulgaria and Croatia?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Bulgaria ranks 150th and Croatia ranks 152nd 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.