Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: Burden of disease
Afghanistan
55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria
56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
17th
Bulgaria rank
14th
Burden of disease over time
- Afghanistan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people against 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,140 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Bulgaria ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,011 DALYs per 100,000 people | 44,226 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,785 DALYs per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 56,741 DALYs per 100,000 people | 43,073 DALYs per 100,000 people | 13,668 DALYs per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 53,861 DALYs per 100,000 people | 52,837 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1,024 DALYs per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Afghanistan or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people against 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
- 1,140 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for burden of disease?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and Bulgaria ranks 14th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.