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

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 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 Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5

Bulgaria

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

150th

Saudi Arabia rank

147th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Bulgaria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th 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	27.95 per 1,000 live births	127.51 per 1,000 live births	99.56 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1980s	20.32 per 1,000 live births	68.66 per 1,000 live births	48.34 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	18.99 per 1,000 live births	32.36 per 1,000 live births	13.37 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2000s	13.97 per 1,000 live births	17.04 per 1,000 live births	3.07 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2010s	8.61 per 1,000 live births	9.43 per 1,000 live births	0.82 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	6.1 per 1,000 live births	6.44 per 1,000 live births	0.34 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, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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?: Bulgaria ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th 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.