Bulgaria vs Russia: Annual death rate by age group
Bulgaria
5.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Russia
7.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2014
Bulgaria rank
3rd
Russia rank
2nd
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 24.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 16.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 15.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2000s | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.391 deaths per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2010s | 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.102 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Bulgaria or Russia?
- Russia, at 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Bulgaria and Russia?
- 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2014.
- How do Bulgaria and Russia rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.