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

Bulgaria, at 214 deaths against 188 deaths in Greece as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bulgaria and Greece?

26 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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 Greece: Number of neonatal deaths

Bulgaria

214 deaths

in 2019

Greece

188 deaths

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

134th

Greece rank

137th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bulgaria
Greece

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 214 deaths against 188 deaths in Greece, a difference of 26 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 134th and Greece ranks 137th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,830 deaths	4,456 deaths	374 deaths	Bulgaria
1960s	2,142 deaths	3,677 deaths	1,535 deaths	Greece
1970s	1,794 deaths	2,476 deaths	682.6 deaths	Greece
1980s	1,082 deaths	1,253 deaths	171.1 deaths	Greece
1990s	675.7 deaths	555.8 deaths	119.9 deaths	Bulgaria
2000s	442.6 deaths	302.2 deaths	140.4 deaths	Bulgaria
2010s	280.8 deaths	227.9 deaths	52.9 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bulgaria or Greece?: Bulgaria, at 214 deaths against 188 deaths in Greece as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bulgaria and Greece?: 26 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bulgaria ranks 134th and Greece ranks 137th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.