Bulgaria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Death rate, crude

Bulgaria
15.6 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Central Europe and the Baltics
12 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
2nd
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
1st

Death rate, crude over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 15.6 per 1,000 people against 12 per 1,000 people in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 3.6 per 1,000 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Central Europe and the Baltics in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1960s 8.44 per 1,000 people 8.84 per 1,000 people 0.3981 per 1,000 people Central Europe and the Baltics
1970s 10.02 per 1,000 people 9.95 per 1,000 people 0.0674 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1980s 11.53 per 1,000 people 10.95 per 1,000 people 0.5766 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1990s 13.42 per 1,000 people 11.39 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2000s 14.52 per 1,000 people 11.24 per 1,000 people 3.28 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 15.46 per 1,000 people 11.68 per 1,000 people 3.78 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 18.32 per 1,000 people 13.33 per 1,000 people 4.99 per 1,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Bulgaria or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Bulgaria, at 15.6 per 1,000 people against 12 per 1,000 people in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
3.6 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for death rate, crude?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.