Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Annual death rates at different ages
Bulgaria
4.74 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
4.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
184th
Slovakia rank
186th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 184th and Slovakia ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 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 | 26.72 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 | 0.4076 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 16.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.306 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 | 11.44 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 | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3268 deaths per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Bulgaria ranks 184th and Slovakia ranks 186th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.