Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.5736 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria is 0.5736, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria peaked at 2.38 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.5736, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8606 | 0.6722 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6108 | 0.5736 | 0.6485 | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Bulgaria was 0.5736 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs 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 falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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