Youth mortality rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Youth mortality rate was 0.7235 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Bulgaria, 1963–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Bulgaria is 0.7235, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Bulgaria peaked at 4.59 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.7235, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2 | 3.86 | 4.59 | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.31 | 2.92 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 | 2.18 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 | 2.16 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.36 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.8421 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7687 | 0.7235 | 0.8142 | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 youth mortality rate in Bulgaria?
- Youth mortality rate in Bulgaria was 0.7235 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 in 1963.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7235 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for youth mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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