BG · 2021 · tps00027
Infant mortality rate
Bulgaria, 2021
Infant mortality rate
5.60
Bulgaria, 2021
▲ 9.8% vs 2020 (5.10)
Analysis
In 2021, Bulgaria's infant mortality rate increased by 9.8% compared to 2020, reaching 5.60.
Bulgaria accounts for 175.0% of the EU-27 total of 3.20.
Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.8% (from 6.50 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00027, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
175.0%
EU-27: 3.20
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tps00027