Bulgaria vs Sweden: Number of deaths

Bulgaria
102,975
in 2023
Sweden
93,945
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
81st
Sweden rank
83rd

Number of deaths over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k195019862023

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, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 102,975 against 93,945 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths 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?
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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed