Bulgaria vs Russia: Youth mortality rate
Bulgaria
0.7235 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.6982 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
Russia rank
155th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.0253 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.31 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1619 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5781 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3751 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1835 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0285 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.7687 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7316 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0372 deaths per 100 live births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.7235 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.0253 deaths per 100 live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 155th 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.