Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Stillbirth rate was 0.4894 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.4894 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 0.7914 deaths per 100 births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4894 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 135th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7476 deaths per 100 births | 0.6918 deaths per 100 births | 0.7914 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5945 deaths per 100 births | 0.5243 deaths per 100 births | 0.6775 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5235 deaths per 100 births | 0.4894 deaths per 100 births | 0.5441 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Bulgaria?
- Stillbirth rate in Bulgaria was 0.4894 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7914 deaths per 100 births in 2003.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4894 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for stillbirth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 135th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.