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

Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 265 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.

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

32 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

297 deaths

in 2023

Switzerland

265 deaths

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

132nd

Switzerland rank

134th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Switzerland

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 297 deaths against 265 deaths in Switzerland, a difference of 32 deaths.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 134th of 236 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	11,864 deaths	2,262 deaths	9,602 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	4,552 deaths	1,972 deaths	2,580 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	3,368 deaths	987.5 deaths	2,380 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	1,949 deaths	558.9 deaths	1,390 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	1,234 deaths	445.9 deaths	787.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	815.3 deaths	324 deaths	491.3 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	480.1 deaths	311.2 deaths	168.9 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	311.25 deaths	285 deaths	26.25 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 Switzerland?: Bulgaria, at 297 deaths against 265 deaths in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 32 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Switzerland rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 132nd and Switzerland ranks 134th 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.