Bulgaria vs Greece: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Bulgaria
159
in 2024
Greece
155
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
138th
Greece rank
141st
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 159 against 155 in Greece, a difference of 4.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 138th and Greece ranks 141st of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,864 | 3,358 | 1,494 | Greece |
| 1970s | 1,784 | 2,574 | 789.5 | Greece |
| 1980s | 1,067 | 1,340 | 273.3 | Greece |
| 1990s | 672.4 | 589.8 | 82.6 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 455.3 | 305.6 | 149.7 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 282.6 | 231.6 | 51 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 170.2 | 178.8 | 8.6 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 159 against 155 in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 4, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Bulgaria ranks 138th and Greece ranks 141st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.