Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 5.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.74 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Bulgaria peaked at 19.27 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.74, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.99 | 18.29 | 19.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.96 | 11.15 | 17.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 | 6.72 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 | 5.74 | 6.48 | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2224 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Bulgaria?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Bulgaria was 5.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.27 in 1996.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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