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

Bulgaria, at 214 deaths against 196 deaths in Serbia as of 2019.

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

18 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

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 Serbia: Number of neonatal deaths

Bulgaria

214 deaths

in 2019

Serbia

196 deaths

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

134th

Serbia rank

136th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bulgaria
Serbia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 214 deaths against 196 deaths in Serbia, a difference of 18 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 134th and Serbia ranks 136th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,830 deaths	7,527 deaths	2,697 deaths	Serbia
1960s	2,142 deaths	4,616 deaths	2,474 deaths	Serbia
1970s	1,794 deaths	3,434 deaths	1,640 deaths	Serbia
1980s	1,082 deaths	2,803 deaths	1,721 deaths	Serbia
1990s	675.7 deaths	1,467 deaths	791.2 deaths	Serbia
2000s	442.6 deaths	684.7 deaths	242.1 deaths	Serbia
2010s	280.8 deaths	276.1 deaths	4.7 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bulgaria or Serbia?: Bulgaria, at 214 deaths against 196 deaths in Serbia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bulgaria and Serbia?: 18 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bulgaria ranks 134th and Serbia ranks 136th 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.