Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Death rates from alcohol use disorders

Bulgaria
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
95th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
98th

Death rates from alcohol use disorders over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 95th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people 0.361 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria
2010s 0.706 deaths per 100,000 people 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.419 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from alcohol use disorders, Bulgaria or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Bulgaria, at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rates from alcohol use disorders between Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for death rates from alcohol use disorders?
Bulgaria ranks 95th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from alcohol use disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rates from alcohol use disorders
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 alcohol use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.