Children died before five per woman in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children died before five per woman was 0.0095 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Bulgaria, 1947–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children died before five per woman in Bulgaria stood at 0.0095. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Bulgaria peaked at 0.6506 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.0095, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0.6506 | — |
| 1948 | 0.5783 | -11.1% |
| 1949 | 0.4132 | -28.6% |
| 1950 | 0.3512 | -15.0% |
| 1951 | 0.3225 | -8.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2988 | -7.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2705 | -9.5% |
| 1954 | 0.2449 | -9.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2261 | -7.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2018 | -10.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1746 | -13.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1543 | -11.6% |
| 1959 | 0.1374 | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1262 | -8.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1119 | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0985 | -12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0905 | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0837 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0776 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0747 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0741 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0806 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0772 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0704 | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0654 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0616 | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0637 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0665 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0638 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0626 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0598 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0563 | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0535 | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0491 | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.046 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0447 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.043 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0413 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.039 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0378 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0354 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0333 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.031 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0262 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0238 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0236 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0225 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.022 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0203 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.019 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0176 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0133 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0114 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.01 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.01 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 | -2.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0095 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0095 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | -28.6% | 0.5783 | 0.4132 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5474 | 0.4132 | 0.6506 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.2382 | 0.1374 | 0.3512 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0895 | 0.0741 | 0.1262 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0624 | 0.0535 | 0.0704 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0405 | 0.0342 | 0.0491 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.026 | 0.0212 | 0.0333 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 | 0.0176 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 | 0.0106 | 0.0171 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 | 0.0095 | 0.0103 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Bulgaria?
- Children died before five per woman in Bulgaria was 0.0095 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6506 in 1947.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children died before five per woman?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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