What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Bulgaria and Turkey?

0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Turkey: Opioid use disorder death rate

Bulgaria

0.24 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Turkey

0.25 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

99th

Turkey rank

96th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

Bulgaria
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Turkey ranks 96th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.32 deaths per 100,000 people	0.225 deaths per 100,000 people	0.095 deaths per 100,000 people	Bulgaria
2010s	0.284 deaths per 100,000 people	0.294 deaths per 100,000 people	0.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Turkey
2020s	0.285 deaths per 100,000 people	0.265 deaths per 100,000 people	0.02 deaths per 100,000 people	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Bulgaria or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0.25 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Bulgaria and Turkey?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?: Bulgaria ranks 99th and Turkey ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Opioid use disorder death rate
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.