Bulgaria vs China: Suicide rate vs. income inequality

Bulgaria
6.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
China
6.82 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
123rd
China rank
120th

Suicide rate vs. income inequality over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
051015200020102021

How they compare

China currently reports 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 123rd and China ranks 120th of 194 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
2000s 10.97 deaths per 100,000 people 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people China
2010s 7.41 deaths per 100,000 people 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3152 deaths per 100,000 people China
2020s 6.55 deaths per 100,000 people 6.86 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3064 deaths per 100,000 people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate vs. income inequality, Bulgaria or China?
China, at 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate vs. income inequality between Bulgaria and China?
0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for suicide rate vs. income inequality?
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and China ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate vs. income inequality
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.