Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bulgaria or Greece?

Bulgaria, at 159 deaths against 155 deaths in Greece as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Greece: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Bulgaria

159 deaths

in 2024

Greece

155 deaths

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

138th

Greece rank

141st

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Bulgaria
Greece

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 159 deaths against 155 deaths in Greece, a difference of 4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 138th and Greece ranks 141st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,864 deaths	3,358 deaths	1,494 deaths	Greece
1970s	1,784 deaths	2,574 deaths	789.5 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,067 deaths	1,340 deaths	273.3 deaths	Greece
1990s	672.4 deaths	589.8 deaths	82.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	455.3 deaths	305.6 deaths	149.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	282.6 deaths	231.6 deaths	51 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	170.2 deaths	178.8 deaths	8.6 deaths	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bulgaria or Greece?: Bulgaria, at 159 deaths against 155 deaths in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Bulgaria and Greece?: 4 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Bulgaria ranks 138th and Greece ranks 141st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .