Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Bulgaria
0.4%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
181st
New Zealand rank
180th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 181st and New Zealand ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11.0% | 2.5% | 8.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.2% | 2.2% | 4.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 181st and New Zealand ranks 180th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.