Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 272 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria is 272, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria peaked at 598 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 269, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 598 | — |
| 2012 | 536 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 492 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 518 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 429 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 423 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 403 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 354 | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 334 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 293 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 318 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 269 | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 272 | +1.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 272 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 272 is above the median for high income countries, which is 214, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 454.11 | 334 | 598 | 9 |
| 2020s | 288 | 269 | 318 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Bulgaria was 272 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 598 in 2011.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 269 in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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