Bulgaria vs Sweden: Number of deaths
Bulgaria
102,975 deaths
in 2023
Sweden
93,945 deaths
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
81st
Sweden rank
83rd
Number of deaths over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 102,975 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 9,030 deaths.
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 deaths | 70,053 deaths | 394.8 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 68,650 deaths | 78,049 deaths | 9,400 deaths | Sweden |
| 1970s | 86,773 deaths | 86,619 deaths | 154.2 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 103,054 deaths | 92,485 deaths | 10,570 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 113,552 deaths | 94,283 deaths | 19,268 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 111,880 deaths | 92,232 deaths | 19,649 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 108,274 deaths | 90,672 deaths | 17,601 deaths | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 122,777 deaths | 94,728 deaths | 28,049 deaths | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Bulgaria, at 102,975 deaths against 93,945 deaths in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 9,030 deaths, 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?
- Bulgaria ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.