Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Death rate due to road traffic injuries

Bulgaria
9.2 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Republic of Korea
8.6 per 100,000 population
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
128th
Republic of Korea rank
131st

Death rate due to road traffic injuries over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Republic of Korea
10152025200020092019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9.2 per 100,000 population against 8.6 per 100,000 population in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.6 per 100,000 population.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 128th and Republic of Korea ranks 131st of 182 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 12.9 per 100,000 population 20.85 per 100,000 population 7.95 per 100,000 population Republic of Korea
2010s 10.03 per 100,000 population 10.97 per 100,000 population 0.9333 per 100,000 population Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate due to road traffic injuries, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?
Bulgaria, at 9.2 per 100,000 population against 8.6 per 100,000 population in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in death rate due to road traffic injuries between Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
0.6 per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Korea rank globally for death rate due to road traffic injuries?
Bulgaria ranks 128th and Republic of Korea ranks 131st of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Death rate due to road traffic injuries. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/death-rate-road-traffic-injuries/bulgaria/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/death-rate-road-traffic-injuries/bulgaria/korea-rep/">Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Death rate due to road traffic injuries</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 910 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Death rate from road traffic incidents, including vehicle drivers or passengers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians, measured as the number of deaths per 100,000 people.