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Infant mortality in Bulgaria

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 26 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Bulgaria

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 4.6per 1,000 −0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 26 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.7
vs World −23.1 World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Bulgaria · World
−2.7 since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
4.6
World
27.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 4.6 · 2024
First value 44.9 · 1960
Highest 44.9 · 1960
Lowest 4.6 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearBulgariaChange World
2024 4.6 −0.2 27.7
2023 4.8 −0.2 28.4
2022 5.0 −0.2 29.3
2021 5.2 −0.1 29.3
2020 5.3 −0.2 29.1
2019 5.5 −0.3 29.2
2018 5.8 −0.3 29.6
2017 6.1 −0.3 30.0
2016 6.4 −0.4 30.6
2015 6.8 −0.5 31.5
2014 7.3 −0.5 32.1
2013 7.8 −0.5 33.1
2012 8.3 −0.4 34.0
2011 8.7 −0.4 35.9
2010 9.1 −0.2 36.7
2009 9.3 −0.2 38.0
2008 9.5 −0.4 39.2
2007 9.9 −0.5 40.7
2006 10.4 −0.6 42.3
2005 11.0 −0.8 44.1
2004 11.8 −0.7 46.3
2003 12.5 −0.7 48.0
2002 13.2 −0.5 49.9
2001 13.7 −0.6 51.9
2000 14.3 −0.6 53.3
1999 14.9 −0.5 55.1
1998 15.4 −0.2 57.0
1997 15.6 ±0.0 58.1
1996 15.6 +0.1 59.5
1995 15.5 +0.1 60.2
1994 15.4 ±0.0 61.4
1993 15.4 +0.1 62.5
1992 15.3 +0.3 63.3
1991 15.0 +0.4 64.0
1990 14.6 +0.3 64.0
1989 14.3 +0.2 —
1988 14.1 −0.3 —
1987 14.4 −0.6 —
1986 15.0 −0.8 —
1985 15.8 −0.8 —
1984 16.6 −0.8 —
1983 17.4 −0.7 —
1982 18.1 −0.7 —
1981 18.8 −0.8 —
1980 19.6 −1.1 —
1979 20.7 −1.1 —
1978 21.8 −0.9 —
1977 22.7 −0.8 —
1976 23.5 −0.6 —
1975 24.1 −0.6 —
1974 24.7 −0.5 —
1973 25.2 −0.5 —
1972 25.7 −0.7 —
1971 26.4 −1.1 —
1970 27.5 −1.4 —
1969 28.9 −1.3 —
1968 30.2 −0.7 —
1967 30.9 −0.2 —
1966 31.1 −0.3 —
1965 31.4 −1.0 —
1964 32.4 −1.8 —
1963 34.2 −2.6 —
1962 36.8 −3.6 —
1961 40.4 −4.5 —
1960 44.9 —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
1 Sierra Leone 66.3
2 Liberia 63.4
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.8
4 Yemen 39.7
5 Congo - Brazzaville 32.2
6 India 31.3
7 Gabon 31.1
8 Bangladesh 26.2
9 Egypt 23.1
10 Philippines 22.5
11 Algeria 21.0
12 Indonesia 19.3
13 Honduras 15.4
14 Mexico 14.0
15 Brazil 13.1
16 Colombia 12.7
17 Lebanon 12.2
18 Ecuador 11.9
19 Türkiye 9.7
20 Argentina 9.1
21 China 6.4
22 Chile 6.3
23 Romania 6.1
24 Saudi Arabia 6.0
25 Bulgaria 5.8
26 United States 5.6
27 Russia 5.1
28 Canada 4.5
29 Poland 3.9
30 United Kingdom 3.8
31 Greece 3.6
32 Lithuania 3.5
33 Netherlands 3.5
34 France 3.3
35 Germany 3.2
36 Spain 2.7
37 Italy 2.7
38 South Korea 2.6
39 Czechia 2.5
40 Norway 2.0
41 Finland 1.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.

How it is calculated

Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.