Bulgaria vs Latvia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Bulgaria
2.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
1.9 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Latvia rank
4th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.062 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0866 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3468 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people in Latvia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 0.38 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 4th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. 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 deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.