Mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
160th
of 196 countries
All-time high
14.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1964
All-time low
2.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
61
1964–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria is 2.6 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria peaked at 14.8 per 1,000 live births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1965 | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 14.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 13.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 11.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 10.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 8.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 8 per 1,000 live births | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 3 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.28 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | 6 |
| 1970s | 12.73 per 1,000 live births | 10.8 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.81 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4 per 1,000 live births | 8 per 1,000 live births | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 2.6 per 1,000 live births | 3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Bulgaria was 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8 per 1,000 live births in 1964.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Bulgaria ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.