Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka: Under-five mortality rate
Bulgaria
5.74
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.88
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
152nd
Sri Lanka rank
151st
Under-five mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.88 against 5.74 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.14.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.08 | 119.44 | 24.36 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 40.77 | 81.71 | 40.94 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 28.71 | 62.69 | 33.98 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 20.33 | 33.41 | 13.08 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 18.99 | 20.61 | 1.62 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.96 | 16.52 | 2.56 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.61 | 9.11 | 0.4996 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.11 | 6.37 | 0.266 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.88 against 5.74 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.14, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for under-five mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Under-five mortality rate (probability of dying by age 5 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.