Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.6787 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria is 0.6787, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria peaked at 2.08 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6787, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 146th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.08 | — |
| 1991 | 2.06 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.03 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.97 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.94 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.89 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.84 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.78 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.72 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.65 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.59 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.54 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.36 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9557 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9143 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8771 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8446 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8153 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7893 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7659 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7435 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7225 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7011 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6787 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 | 1.72 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.22 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9522 | 0.7893 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7223 | 0.6787 | 0.7659 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Bulgaria was 0.6787 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6787 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Bulgaria ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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