Bulgaria vs Serbia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Bulgaria
2.28 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Serbia
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Serbia rank
3rd

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Serbia ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2328 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1413 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2451 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 Serbia?
Bulgaria, at 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Serbia as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Bulgaria and Serbia?
0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Serbia ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.