Bulgaria vs North Macedonia

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in Bulgaria and 0.3 per 100 live births in North Macedonia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in North Macedonia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in Bulgaria and 0.3 per 100 live births in North Macedonia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 2.04 times that in North Macedonia.
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What the numbers say

  • Bulgaria has been higher since 2020, when it overtook North Macedonia.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearBulgariaNorth MacedoniaWorld
20240.60.33.7
20230.60.33.8
20220.60.44
20210.60.54
20200.70.63.9
20190.70.74
20180.70.84
20170.714.1
20160.81.14.2
20150.81.14.3
20140.91.14.4
20130.91.14.5
2012114.7
2011115
20101.115.1
20091.11.15.3
20081.11.25.5
20071.21.25.7
20061.31.36
20051.31.46.2
20041.41.46.6
20031.51.46.8
20021.61.57.1
20011.71.57.4
20001.81.67.7
19991.81.77.9
19981.91.88.3
19971.928.4
19961.92.28.6
19951.92.58.8
19941.92.88.9
19931.93.19.1
19921.93.49.2
19911.93.59.3
19901.83.79.4
19891.849.5
19881.84.410
19871.84.79.9
19861.94.910.3
198524.910.6
19842.15.110.9
19832.25.311.1
19822.25.511.2
19812.35.711.6
19802.4–11.9
19792.5–11.9
19782.6–12.3
19772.7–12.6
19762.8–12.8
19752.9–13.1
19742.9–13.3
19733–13.5
19723–13.7
19713.1–13.9
19703.212.214.2
19693.4–14.6
19683.6–15
19673.6–15.3
19663.7–15.1
19653.7–15.1
19643.9–15.7
19634.1–16.2
19624.4–17
19614.9–18.8
19605.518.720.2
19596.1–19.9
19586.9–19.7
19577.7–20.5
19568.6–21.3
19559.5–22.3
195410.4–22.8
195311.2–23.3
195212.1–23.9
195113–24.3
195013.9–24.7
194914.9–24.9
194820–24.9
194721.7–25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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