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Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Neonatal mortality rate

Bulgaria
0.259 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
New Zealand
0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
164th
New Zealand rank
161st

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
0.250.50.7511.21.5196419932023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.259 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0114 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 164th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.38 Deaths per 1000 live births 1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.2866 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
1970s 1.27 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.8985 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3738 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
1980s 0.8782 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.5129 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3654 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
1990s 0.8396 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3753 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.4643 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
2000s 0.631 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3214 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3097 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
2010s 0.4183 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.3176 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.1006 Deaths per 1000 live births Bulgaria
2020s 0.2788 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.28 Deaths per 1000 live births 0.0012 Deaths per 1000 live births New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.2704 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.259 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
0.0114 Deaths per 1000 live births, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Bulgaria ranks 164th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.