Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Bulgaria
4.5%
in 2022
Luxembourg
4.6%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Luxembourg rank
50th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Luxembourg ranks 50th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Luxembourg ranks 50th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.