Bulgaria vs China: Youth mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.7235 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China
0.7409 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
China rank
151st
Youth mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0174 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 53 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 151st of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1980s | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 1990s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 5.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3038 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.7687 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8359 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0672 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 0.7409 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.0174 deaths per 100 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and China ranks 151st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.