Child mortality in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Child mortality was 0.57 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality in Bulgaria, 1947–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Bulgaria is 0.57, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Bulgaria peaked at 21.69 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.57, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 151st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 21.69 | — |
| 1948 | 20.01 | -7.7% |
| 1949 | 14.92 | -25.4% |
| 1950 | 13.93 | -6.6% |
| 1951 | 13 | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 12.09 | -7.0% |
| 1953 | 11.22 | -7.2% |
| 1954 | 10.36 | -7.7% |
| 1955 | 9.49 | -8.4% |
| 1956 | 8.61 | -9.3% |
| 1957 | 7.74 | -10.1% |
| 1958 | 6.91 | -10.7% |
| 1959 | 6.14 | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 5.46 | -11.1% |
| 1961 | 4.89 | -10.4% |
| 1962 | 4.43 | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 4.1 | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 3.87 | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 3.74 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 3.68 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.64 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 3.56 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.4 | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 3.23 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 3.11 | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.02 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.96 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.91 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.86 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.79 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.71 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.61 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 2.5 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.38 | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.3 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.22 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.15 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 2.06 | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.97 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 1.88 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.77 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.79 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.88 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.91 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.93 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.92 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.93 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.83 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.67 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.25 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.19 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.99 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.93 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.87 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.82 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.77 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.73 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.67 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.65 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.63 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.61 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.59 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.57 | -3.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.47, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.39, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | -25.4% | 20.01 | 14.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18.87 | 14.92 | 21.69 | 3 |
| 1950s | 9.95 | 6.14 | 13.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.08 | 3.4 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.87 | 2.5 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.03 | 1.77 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 | 1.83 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.11 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.861 | 0.67 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 child mortality in Bulgaria?
- Child mortality in Bulgaria was 0.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.69 in 1947.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality?
- Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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