What is child mortality rate in Bulgaria?

Child mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.57 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 rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 21.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1947.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality rate?

Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

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

Child mortality rate in Bulgaria

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.57 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

151st

of 200 countries

All-time high

21.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1947

All-time low

0.57 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1947–2024

Child mortality rate in Bulgaria, 1947–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Bulgaria is 0.57 deaths per 100 live births, 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 rate in Bulgaria peaked at 21.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.57 deaths per 100 live births, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	18.87 deaths per 100 live births	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	21.69 deaths per 100 live births	3
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	0.861 deaths per 100 live births	0.67 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.61 deaths per 100 live births	0.57 deaths per 100 live births	0.65 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

148 Saudi Arabia 0.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Sri Lanka 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 China 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Anguilla 0.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Croatia 0.56 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Bulgaria?: Child mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.57 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 rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 21.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1947.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.57 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality rate?: Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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