Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Bulgaria
4.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
North Macedonia
4.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
11th
North Macedonia rank
13th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and North Macedonia ranks 13th of 111 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8903 deaths per 100,000 people | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.772 deaths per 100,000 people | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3073 deaths per 100,000 people | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8517 deaths per 100,000 people | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Bulgaria or North Macedonia?
- Bulgaria, at 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people in North Macedonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Macedonia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and North Macedonia rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and North Macedonia ranks 13th 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.