Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or New Zealand?

Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and New Zealand?

40 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

297 deaths

in 2023

New Zealand

257 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

132nd

New Zealand rank

135th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
New Zealand

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 297 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 40 deaths.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 132nd and New Zealand ranks 135th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,864 deaths	1,383 deaths	10,481 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	4,552 deaths	1,222 deaths	3,329 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,368 deaths	874.1 deaths	2,494 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	1,949 deaths	599.9 deaths	1,349 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,234 deaths	399.6 deaths	834 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	815.3 deaths	305 deaths	510.3 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	480.1 deaths	259.1 deaths	221 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	311.25 deaths	255.5 deaths	55.75 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or New Zealand?: Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 257 deaths in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 40 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 132nd and New Zealand ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.