What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bulgaria and Romania?

0.11 per 100,000 population, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Romania: Suicide mortality rate

Bulgaria

9.51 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Romania

9.62 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Bulgaria rank

59th

Romania rank

57th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Bulgaria
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 9.62 per 100,000 population against 9.51 per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.63 per 100,000 population	12.56 per 100,000 population	2.07 per 100,000 population	Bulgaria
2010s	10.6 per 100,000 population	11.28 per 100,000 population	0.679 per 100,000 population	Romania
2020s	9.77 per 100,000 population	9.68 per 100,000 population	0.09 per 100,000 population	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Bulgaria or Romania?: Romania, at 9.62 per 100,000 population against 9.51 per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bulgaria and Romania?: 0.11 per 100,000 population, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Bulgaria ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).