Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bulgaria or Switzerland?

Bulgaria, at 288 deaths against 285 deaths in Switzerland as of 2024.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1951 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Switzerland: Number of infant deaths

Bulgaria

288 deaths

in 2024

Switzerland

285 deaths

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

131st

Switzerland rank

132nd

Number of infant deaths over time

Bulgaria
Switzerland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 288 deaths against 285 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 3 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 132nd of 199 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,141 deaths	2,216 deaths	8,926 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	4,511 deaths	1,950 deaths	2,561 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,388 deaths	1,003 deaths	2,385 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	2,001 deaths	556.3 deaths	1,445 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,248 deaths	451.1 deaths	796.8 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	829.5 deaths	317.5 deaths	512 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	492 deaths	310.4 deaths	181.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	304.8 deaths	294.4 deaths	10.4 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bulgaria or Switzerland?: Bulgaria, at 288 deaths against 285 deaths in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 3 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Bulgaria ranks 131st and Switzerland ranks 132nd 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant 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, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .