What is child mortality rate in Bulgaria?

Child mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.5736 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 child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 14.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality rate?

Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Bulgaria

Name: Child 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: Child mortality rate was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5736 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

151st

of 199 countries

All-time high

14.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.5736 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child 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, child mortality rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Bulgaria peaked at 14.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 151st 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	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	14.92 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	9.95 deaths per 100 live births	6.14 deaths per 100 live births	13.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	4.08 deaths per 100 live births	3.4 deaths per 100 live births	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.03 deaths per 100 live births	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	2.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.8606 deaths per 100 live births	0.6722 deaths per 100 live births	1.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6108 deaths per 100 live births	0.5736 deaths per 100 live births	0.6485 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

148 Saudi Arabia 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 China 0.5724 deaths per 100 live births compare
153 Croatia 0.5646 deaths per 100 live births compare
154 Anguilla 0.5608 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 child mortality rate in Bulgaria?: Child mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.5736 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 child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 14.92 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for child mortality rate?: Bulgaria ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child 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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .