Neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria peaked at 3.5% in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 154th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1952.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 154th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days