Bulgaria vs Greece: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Bulgaria
4.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Greece
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
11th
Greece rank
8th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Greece ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 4.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7557 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0409 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1291 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Greece ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.