Bulgaria vs China: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Bulgaria
5.74 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China
5.72 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
161st
China rank
162nd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.74 per 1,000 live births against 5.72 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 161st and China ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.96 per 1,000 live births | 25.89 per 1,000 live births | 11.93 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 8.61 per 1,000 live births | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.11 per 1,000 live births | 6.58 per 1,000 live births | 0.4749 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Bulgaria or China?
- Bulgaria, at 5.74 per 1,000 live births against 5.72 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.02 per 1,000 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 161st and China ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.