Barbados vs Bulgaria: Colon and rectum cancer death rate

Barbados
16.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Bulgaria
15.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Barbados rank
5th
Bulgaria rank
8th

Colon and rectum cancer death rate over time

  • Barbados
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 1 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 9.84 deaths per 100,000 people 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people 2.17 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1970s 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people 9.56 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0142 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1980s 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people 2.05 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
1990s 12.7 deaths per 100,000 people 14.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2000s 14.07 deaths per 100,000 people 16.28 deaths per 100,000 people 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people 16.32 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5083 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher colon and rectum cancer death rate, Barbados or Bulgaria?
Barbados, at 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2013.
What is the difference in colon and rectum cancer death rate between Barbados and Bulgaria?
1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for colon and rectum cancer death rate?
Barbados ranks 5th and Bulgaria ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Colon and rectum 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

Indicator
Colon and rectum cancer death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,883 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from colon and rectum cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.