What is infant mortality rate in Bulgaria?

Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 11.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bulgaria rank for infant mortality rate?

Bulgaria ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria

Name: Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Infant mortality rate was 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.465 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

155th

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.42 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.465 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria, 1949–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.465 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Bulgaria peaked at 11.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.465 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 155th of 199 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	11.42 deaths per 100 live births	11.42 deaths per 100 live births	11.42 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	7.87 deaths per 100 live births	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	10.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.41 deaths per 100 live births	2.89 deaths per 100 live births	4.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.07 deaths per 100 live births	2.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.64 deaths per 100 live births	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.16 deaths per 100 live births	0.9317 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.7172 deaths per 100 live births	0.5547 deaths per 100 live births	0.9084 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4989 deaths per 100 live births	0.465 deaths per 100 live births	0.5334 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

152 Canada 0.4717 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Saudi Arabia 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births compare
156 Serbia 0.4585 deaths per 100 live births compare
157 United Kingdom 0.4134 deaths per 100 live births compare
158 Russia 0.4132 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Bulgaria?: Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 11.42 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.465 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for infant mortality rate?: Bulgaria ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .