Bulgaria vs Russia: Number of child deaths per woman
Bulgaria
0.0095 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Russia
0.0093 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
153rd
Russia rank
154th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russia, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 154th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1458 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1349 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.0895 under-five deaths per woman | 0.081 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0085 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.0624 under-five deaths per woman | 0.056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.0405 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0515 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.026 under-five deaths per woman | 0.031 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.0189 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.0132 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd and Russia ranks 154th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).