Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bulgaria or Denmark?

Bulgaria, at 159 deaths against 158 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Denmark: Number of neonatal deaths

Bulgaria

159 deaths

in 2024

Denmark

158 deaths

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

138th

Denmark rank

139th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bulgaria
Denmark

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 159 deaths against 158 deaths in Denmark, a difference of 1 deaths.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 138th and Denmark ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,864 deaths	1,033 deaths	830.6 deaths	Bulgaria
1970s	1,784 deaths	560.8 deaths	1,224 deaths	Bulgaria
1980s	1,067 deaths	266.9 deaths	799.9 deaths	Bulgaria
1990s	672.4 deaths	262 deaths	410.4 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	455.3 deaths	200 deaths	255.3 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	282.6 deaths	165.9 deaths	116.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2020s	170.2 deaths	154 deaths	16.2 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bulgaria or Denmark?: Bulgaria, at 159 deaths against 158 deaths in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bulgaria and Denmark?: 1 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Denmark?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Denmark rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bulgaria ranks 138th and Denmark ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .