Bulgaria vs Latvia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex

Bulgaria
2.92
in 2023
Latvia
2.87
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
81st
Latvia rank
84th

Mortality rates age 65 by sex over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
0246195019862023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 2.92 against 2.87 in Latvia, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.09 3.66 0.5655 Latvia
1960s 2.89 3.2 0.311 Latvia
1970s 2.96 3.57 0.6162 Latvia
1980s 3.19 3.77 0.5838 Latvia
1990s 3.36 4.38 1.02 Latvia
2000s 3.2 4.06 0.859 Latvia
2010s 3.02 3.37 0.3549 Latvia
2020s 3.4 3.32 0.0857 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates age 65 by sex, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Bulgaria, at 2.92 against 2.87 in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates age 65 by sex between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.05, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Latvia ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rates age 65 by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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