Bulgaria vs Sierra Leone: Burden of disease
Bulgaria
56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
11th
Burden of disease over time
- Bulgaria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people against 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 2,575 DALYs per 100,000 people.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,226 DALYs per 100,000 people | 108,644 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64,418 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 43,073 DALYs per 100,000 people | 75,442 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,369 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 52,837 DALYs per 100,000 people | 60,265 DALYs per 100,000 people | 7,428 DALYs per 100,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher burden of disease, Bulgaria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 59,393 DALYs per 100,000 people against 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in burden of disease between Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 2,575 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Sierra Leone rank globally for burden of disease?
- Bulgaria ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th 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.