Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria
The infant mortality rate in Bulgaria was 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bulgaria, 2024
4.6
Change from 2023
−0.2per 1,000 live births
European Union, 2024
3.2 per 1,000 live births
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
3.1 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
152nd of 196
Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 5.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 6.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 7.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 7.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 8.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 9.9 per 1,000 live births | 4.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 10.4 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 11.0 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 13.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 from 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.3 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −2.7.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 152nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3.2 per 1,000 live births.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Infant mortality rate
4.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Under-five mortality rate
5.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
75.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
870 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
467 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
64.6%
2025 · Eurostat