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

Vanuatu, at 44 deaths against 39 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2100.

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

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 Vanuatu: Number of infants who die before age 1

Bulgaria

39 deaths

in 2100

Vanuatu

44 deaths

in 2100

Bulgaria rank

131st

Vanuatu rank

129th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Bulgaria
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 44 deaths against 39 deaths in Bulgaria, a difference of 5 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and Vanuatu ranks 129th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2020s	266.83 deaths	121 deaths	145.83 deaths	Bulgaria
2030s	194.5 deaths	108.6 deaths	85.9 deaths	Bulgaria
2040s	146 deaths	95.2 deaths	50.8 deaths	Bulgaria
2050s	108.4 deaths	79 deaths	29.4 deaths	Bulgaria
2060s	81.6 deaths	67.9 deaths	13.7 deaths	Bulgaria
2070s	66.2 deaths	60.4 deaths	5.8 deaths	Bulgaria
2080s	53.7 deaths	53.1 deaths	0.6 deaths	Bulgaria
2090s	43.3 deaths	47.2 deaths	3.9 deaths	Vanuatu
2100s	39 deaths	44 deaths	5 deaths	Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 44 deaths against 39 deaths in Bulgaria as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bulgaria and Vanuatu?: 5 deaths, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vanuatu?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Bulgaria and Vanuatu rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Bulgaria ranks 131st and Vanuatu ranks 129th 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.