Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases
Bulgaria
401.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Turkmenistan
430 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
8th
Turkmenistan rank
5th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 430 deaths per 100,000 people against 401.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 28.41 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 518.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 528.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 546.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 641.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 507.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 580.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 73.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 430.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 449.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases, Bulgaria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 430 deaths per 100,000 people against 401.59 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 28.41 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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 in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.