Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Annual death rate by age group
Bulgaria
5.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
Slovakia
5.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
3rd
Slovakia rank
6th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Slovakia ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 24.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.408 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 16.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.302 deaths per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 15.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 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 Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.54 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Slovakia ranks 6th 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.