Bulgaria vs Japan: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Bulgaria
4.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Japan
4.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
99th
Japan rank
96th

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Japan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Japan ranks 96th of 111 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 20.92 deaths per 100,000 people 40.36 deaths per 100,000 people 19.44 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1970s 12.92 deaths per 100,000 people 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1980s 7.76 deaths per 100,000 people 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8528 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1990s 7.55 deaths per 100,000 people 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8168 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2000s 7.16 deaths per 100,000 people 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7931 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 4.26 deaths per 100,000 people 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2604 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Bulgaria or Japan?
Japan, at 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Bulgaria and Japan?
0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Japan ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.