Bulgaria vs Croatia: Death rate from drowning
Bulgaria
1.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Croatia
1.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
127th
Croatia rank
126th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 127th and Croatia ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Croatia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.472 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.219 deaths per 100,000 people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.275 deaths per 100,000 people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 1.73 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th and Croatia ranks 126th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. 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 drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.