Bulgaria vs Ireland: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Bulgaria
0.2582 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.2582 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
166th
Ireland rank
165th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ireland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 166th and Ireland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1561 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.156 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.8792 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5718 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3074 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4101 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.6305 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3173 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3132 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.4179 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2408 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1771 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.2785 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2469 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0315 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2582 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 166th and Ireland ranks 165th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .