Bulgaria vs Romania: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Bulgaria
1,099 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Romania
791.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
1st
Romania rank
4th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1,099 deaths per 100,000 people against 791.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania, a difference of 307.69 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 390.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 395.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 517.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 488.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 683.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 606.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 76.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 846.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 717.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 956.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 732.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 223.82 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 987.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 750.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 236.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1,088 deaths per 100,000 people | 818.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 269.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at 1,099 deaths per 100,000 people against 791.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 307.69 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
- Bulgaria ranks 1st and Romania ranks 4th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases. 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged all ages.