Bulgaria vs United States: Annual death rate by age group
Bulgaria
5.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2021
United States
5.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Annual death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 134.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 83.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 24.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 16.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 15.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rate by age group, Bulgaria or United States?
- Bulgaria, at 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.5 deaths per 1,000 people in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual death rate by age group between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for annual death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.