Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 313 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.

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

16 deaths, with Solomon Islands ahead.

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

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 Solomon Islands: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

297 deaths

in 2023

Solomon Islands

313 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

132nd

Solomon Islands rank

130th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 313 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 16 deaths.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Solomon Islands ranks 130th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	11,864 deaths	726.1 deaths	11,138 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	4,552 deaths	675.3 deaths	3,876 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,368 deaths	491.3 deaths	2,876 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	1,949 deaths	399.6 deaths	1,549 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,234 deaths	387 deaths	846.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	815.3 deaths	387.3 deaths	428 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	480.1 deaths	371.4 deaths	108.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	311.25 deaths	323.5 deaths	12.25 deaths	Solomon Islands

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 Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 313 deaths against 297 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Solomon Islands?: 16 deaths, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Solomon Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Solomon Islands ranks 130th 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.