Bulgaria vs Sweden: Number of deaths per year
Bulgaria
102,975
in 2023
Sweden
93,945
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
81st
Sweden rank
83rd
Number of deaths per year over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 102,975 against 93,945 in Sweden, a difference of 9,030.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70,448 | 70,053 | 394.8 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 68,650 | 78,049 | 9,400 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 86,773 | 86,619 | 154.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 103,054 | 92,485 | 10,570 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 113,552 | 94,283 | 19,268 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 111,880 | 92,232 | 19,649 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 108,274 | 90,672 | 17,601 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 122,777 | 94,728 | 28,049 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths per year, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 102,975 against 93,945 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths per year between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 9,030, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for number of deaths per year?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.