Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria is 0.7 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria peaked at 2.1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 142nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.96 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More education data for Bulgaria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,834 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,173 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 111,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 105,281 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 485,226 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 234,521 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Bulgaria was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Bulgaria ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.