Bulgaria vs Poland: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Bulgaria
4.79 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Poland
4.76 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
11th
Poland rank
12th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Poland
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 11th and Poland ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5008 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 1990s | 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4878 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2000s | 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4533 deaths per 100,000 people | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.455 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3838 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Bulgaria or Poland?
- Bulgaria, at 4.79 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.76 deaths per 100,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Bulgaria and Poland?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 11th and Poland ranks 12th 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.