What is child mortality in Bulgaria?

Child mortality in Bulgaria was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 37.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality?

Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Bulgaria

Name: Child mortality in Bulgaria
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Child mortality was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5736 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

152nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

37.04 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.5736 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Bulgaria, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Bulgaria stood at 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Bulgaria peaked at 37.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Bulgaria 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	36.8 deaths per 100 live births	36.57 deaths per 100 live births	37.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	36.3 deaths per 100 live births	36.1 deaths per 100 live births	36.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	35.77 deaths per 100 live births	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	35.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	35.26 deaths per 100 live births	35.05 deaths per 100 live births	35.51 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	34.75 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	34.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	34.25 deaths per 100 live births	34.02 deaths per 100 live births	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	33.77 deaths per 100 live births	33.57 deaths per 100 live births	34.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	33.26 deaths per 100 live births	33.02 deaths per 100 live births	33.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	32.77 deaths per 100 live births	32.57 deaths per 100 live births	33.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	32.27 deaths per 100 live births	31.98 deaths per 100 live births	32.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	29.12 deaths per 100 live births	27.98 deaths per 100 live births	31.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	27.23 deaths per 100 live births	26.63 deaths per 100 live births	27.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	25.27 deaths per 100 live births	22.93 deaths per 100 live births	26.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	20.31 deaths per 100 live births	18.91 deaths per 100 live births	22.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	20.04 deaths per 100 live births	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	21.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	9.95 deaths per 100 live births	6.14 deaths per 100 live births	13.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.08 deaths per 100 live births	3.4 deaths per 100 live births	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.8606 deaths per 100 live births	0.6722 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6108 deaths per 100 live births	0.5736 deaths per 100 live births	0.6485 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

149 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Croatia 0.5646 deaths per 100 live births compare
155 Anguilla 0.5608 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Bulgaria

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Bulgaria?: Child mortality in Bulgaria was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 37.04 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality?: Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.