Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Bulgaria
5.74 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
161st
Sri Lanka rank
160th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Bulgaria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.88 per 1,000 live births against 5.74 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 161st and Sri Lanka ranks 160th of 213 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.96 per 1,000 live births | 16.52 per 1,000 live births | 2.56 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.61 per 1,000 live births | 9.11 per 1,000 live births | 0.4996 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.11 per 1,000 live births | 6.37 per 1,000 live births | 0.266 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.88 per 1,000 live births against 5.74 per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.14 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 161st and Sri Lanka ranks 160th 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.