Belgium vs Bulgaria: Number of infant deaths

Belgium
318
in 2024
Bulgaria
288
in 2024
Belgium rank
129th
Bulgaria rank
131st

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
02.0k4.0k6.0k196019922024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 318 against 288 in Bulgaria, a difference of 30.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Belgium ranks 129th and Bulgaria ranks 131st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 3,791 4,511 720.8 Bulgaria
1970s 2,113 3,388 1,275 Bulgaria
1980s 1,211 2,001 789.9 Bulgaria
1990s 792.1 1,248 455.8 Bulgaria
2000s 498.9 829.5 330.6 Bulgaria
2010s 424 492 68 Bulgaria
2020s 354.8 304.8 50 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Belgium, at 318 against 288 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Belgium and Bulgaria?
30, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Belgium ranks 129th and Bulgaria ranks 131st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.