Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate was 6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Bulgaria, 1985–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6 for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Bulgaria peaked at 27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 26 | — |
| 1986 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 20 | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | -40.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 75% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +50.0% | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | -40.0% | 10 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4 | 25 | 26 | 5 |
| 1990s | 23.3 | 20 | 27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 162 Austria 6 compare
- 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 compare
- 162 Italy 6 compare
- 162 Montenegro 6 compare
- 162 Singapore 6 compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Bulgaria?
- Maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate in Bulgaria was 6 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, modeled estimate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.