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