Child mortality: Bulgaria, France, and Hungary, 1990–2022

Child mortality: how do Bulgaria, France, and Hungary compare?

Bulgaria: from 1.8% in 1990 to 0.6% in 2022.

France: from 0.9% in 1990 to 0.4% in 2022.

Hungary: from 1.7% in 1990 to 0.4% in 2022.

Child mortality from 1990 to 2022, in % of children. Bulgaria went from 1.8 to 0.6. France went from 0.9 to 0.4. Hungary went from 1.7 to 0.4. France and Hungary crossed around 2019.

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What does this chart measure?

Child mortality (% of children). Share of children who die before their fifth birthday. One value per year.

What are the exact numbers?

Child mortality: Bulgaria, France, and Hungary, 1990–2022
YearBulgariaFranceHungary
19901.8%0.9%1.7%
19911.9%0.9%1.7%
19921.9%0.8%1.6%
19931.9%0.8%1.4%
19941.9%0.7%1.3%
19951.9%0.7%1.3%
19961.9%0.6%1.2%
19971.9%0.6%1.2%
19981.9%0.6%1.1%
19991.8%0.6%1.1%
20001.8%0.5%1%
20011.7%0.5%1%
20021.6%0.5%0.9%
20031.5%0.5%0.8%
20041.4%0.5%0.8%
20051.3%0.5%0.8%
20061.3%0.5%0.7%
20071.2%0.4%0.7%
20081.1%0.4%0.7%
20091.1%0.4%0.6%
20101.1%0.4%0.6%
20111%0.4%0.6%
20121%0.4%0.6%
20130.9%0.4%0.6%
20140.9%0.4%0.5%
20150.8%0.4%0.5%
20160.8%0.4%0.5%
20170.7%0.4%0.5%
20180.7%0.4%0.4%
20190.7%0.4%0.4%
20200.7%0.4%0.4%
20210.6%0.4%0.4%
20220.6%0.4%0.4%

Where does the data come from?

Child mortality rate. Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025). Data published by Our World in Data under CC BY 4.0.

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