Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region was 4.5 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region in Bulgaria, 1990β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 4.5 for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria peaked at 17.5 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 9th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.63 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.18 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1347 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4839 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria?
- Infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region in Bulgaria was 4.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 1997.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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