Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or Portugal?

Bulgaria, at 39 deaths against 38 deaths in Portugal as of 2100.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Portugal: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

39 deaths

in 2100

Portugal

38 deaths

in 2100

Bulgaria rank

131st

Portugal rank

132nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Portugal

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 39 deaths against 38 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 1 deaths.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2020s	266.83 deaths	180.5 deaths	86.33 deaths	Bulgaria
2030s	194.5 deaths	139.2 deaths	55.3 deaths	Bulgaria
2040s	146 deaths	106.3 deaths	39.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2050s	108.4 deaths	81.6 deaths	26.8 deaths	Bulgaria
2060s	81.6 deaths	67.9 deaths	13.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2070s	66.2 deaths	57.6 deaths	8.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2080s	53.7 deaths	48.5 deaths	5.2 deaths	Bulgaria
2090s	43.3 deaths	41.3 deaths	2 deaths	Bulgaria
2100s	39 deaths	38 deaths	1 deaths	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bulgaria or Portugal?: Bulgaria, at 39 deaths against 38 deaths in Portugal as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Portugal?: 1 deaths, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 131st and Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.