Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Prostate cancer death rate in men

Bulgaria
14.06 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
14.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
45th
Netherlands rank
43rd

Prostate cancer death rate in men over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 14.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Netherlands ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people 19.32 deaths per 100,000 people 11.83 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
1970s 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people 19.92 deaths per 100,000 people 12.17 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
1980s 8.87 deaths per 100,000 people 21.98 deaths per 100,000 people 13.11 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
1990s 10.82 deaths per 100,000 people 24.37 deaths per 100,000 people 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
2000s 12 deaths per 100,000 people 20.22 deaths per 100,000 people 8.22 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
2010s 13.63 deaths per 100,000 people 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people Netherlands
2020s 15.04 deaths per 100,000 people 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5382 deaths per 100,000 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prostate cancer death rate in men, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 14.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.06 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in prostate cancer death rate in men between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
0.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for prostate cancer death rate in men?
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prostate cancer death rate in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prostate cancer death rate in men
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, 4,882 data points, 1950–2023
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Reported deaths from prostate cancer in males in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.