Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Bulgaria

Under-five mortality rate in Bulgaria in 2024 — 5.7 per 1,000. Ranked 47 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89.6%.

2024 5.7 per 1,000 −3.39% vs 2023
World rank 47of 196
Period maximum 54.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 5.7 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Bulgaria, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 54.6 per 1,0001962: 44.3 per 1,0001964: 38.7 per 1,0001966: 36.8 per 1,0001968: 35.6 per 1,0001970: 32.3 per 1,0001972: 30.2 per 1,0001974: 29.1 per 1,0001976: 27.9 per 1,0001978: 26.1 per 1,0001980: 23.8 per 1,0001982: 22.2 per 1,0001984: 20.6 per 1,0001986: 18.8 per 1,0001988: 17.7 per 1,0001990: 18.4 per 1,0001992: 19.1 per 1,0001994: 19.2 per 1,0001996: 19.3 per 1,0001998: 19 per 1,0002000: 17.5 per 1,0002002: 16 per 1,0002004: 14.2 per 1,0002006: 12.5 per 1,0002008: 11.4 per 1,0002010: 10.9 per 1,0002012: 9.9 per 1,0002014: 8.7 per 1,0002016: 7.7 per 1,0002018: 7 per 1,0002020: 6.5 per 1,0002022: 6.1 per 1,0002024: 5.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −48.9 (−89.56%) Average annual rate: -3.47 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 5.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Eastern Europe computed 5.5 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.7 −0.2 −3.39%
2023 5.9 −0.2 −3.28%
2022 6.1 −0.2 −3.17%
2021 6.3 −0.2 −3.08%
2020 6.5 −0.2 −2.99%
2019 6.7 −0.3 −4.29%
2018 7 −0.3 −4.11%
2017 7.3 −0.4 −5.19%
2016 7.7 −0.5 −6.1%
2015 8.2 −0.5 −5.75%
2014 8.7 −0.6 −6.45%
2013 9.3 −0.6 −6.06%
2012 9.9 −0.5 −4.81%
2011 10.4 −0.5 −4.59%
2010 10.9 −0.2 −1.8%
2009 11.1 −0.3 −2.63%
2008 11.4 −0.5 −4.2%
2007 11.9 −0.6 −4.8%
2006 12.5 −0.8 −6.02%
2005 13.3 −0.9 −6.34%
2004 14.2 −0.9 −5.96%
2003 15.1 −0.9 −5.63%
2002 16 −0.7 −4.19%
2001 16.7 −0.8 −4.57%
2000 17.5 −0.8 −4.37%
1999 18.3 −0.7 −3.68%
1998 19 −0.3 −1.55%
1997 19.3 +0 +0%
1996 19.3 +0.1 +0.52%
1995 19.2 +0 +0%
1994 19.2 −0.1 −0.52%
1993 19.3 +0.2 +1.05%
1992 19.1 +0.3 +1.6%
1991 18.8 +0.4 +2.17%
1990 18.4 +0.5 +2.79%
1989 17.9 +0.2 +1.13%
1988 17.7 −0.3 −1.67%
1987 18 −0.8 −4.26%
1986 18.8 −0.9 −4.57%
1985 19.7 −0.9 −4.37%
1984 20.6 −0.9 −4.19%
1983 21.5 −0.7 −3.15%
1982 22.2 −0.8 −3.48%
1981 23 −0.8 −3.36%
1980 23.8 −1.2 −4.8%
1979 25 −1.1 −4.21%
1978 26.1 −1 −3.69%
1977 27.1 −0.8 −2.87%
1976 27.9 −0.7 −2.45%
1975 28.6 −0.5 −1.72%
1974 29.1 −0.5 −1.69%
1973 29.6 −0.6 −1.99%
1972 30.2 −0.9 −2.89%
1971 31.1 −1.2 −3.72%
1970 32.3 −1.7 −5%
1969 34 −1.6 −4.49%
1968 35.6 −0.8 −2.2%
1967 36.4 −0.4 −1.09%
1966 36.8 −0.6 −1.6%
1965 37.4 −1.3 −3.36%
1964 38.7 −2.3 −5.61%
1963 41 −3.3 −7.45%
1962 44.3 −4.6 −9.41%
1961 48.9 −5.7 −10.44%
1960 54.6

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.