What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Bulgaria and Slovakia?

0.35 deaths per 100,000 population, with Slovakia ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Reported suicide rates

Bulgaria

4.62 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Slovakia

4.97 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

72nd

Slovakia rank

69th

Reported suicide rates over time

Bulgaria
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 4.97 deaths per 100,000 population against 4.62 deaths per 100,000 population in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.35 deaths per 100,000 population.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Slovakia ranks 69th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.81 deaths per 100,000 population	12.19 deaths per 100,000 population	1.62 deaths per 100,000 population	Bulgaria
2000s	10.46 deaths per 100,000 population	10.85 deaths per 100,000 population	0.3859 deaths per 100,000 population	Slovakia
2010s	6.88 deaths per 100,000 population	7.28 deaths per 100,000 population	0.404 deaths per 100,000 population	Slovakia
2020s	5.26 deaths per 100,000 population	5.38 deaths per 100,000 population	0.1231 deaths per 100,000 population	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates, Bulgaria or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 4.97 deaths per 100,000 population against 4.62 deaths per 100,000 population in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 0.35 deaths per 100,000 population, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for reported suicide rates?: Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Slovakia ranks 69th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
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, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.