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

0.01 deaths per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

14 years are reported by both, from 2009 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 Turkey: Reported suicide rates

Bulgaria

4.62 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Turkey

4.61 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

72nd

Turkey rank

73rd

Reported suicide rates over time

Bulgaria
Turkey

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.62 deaths per 100,000 population against 4.61 deaths per 100,000 population in Turkey, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Turkey ranks 73rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.01 deaths per 100,000 population	1.46 deaths per 100,000 population	6.54 deaths per 100,000 population	Bulgaria
2010s	6.9 deaths per 100,000 population	2.54 deaths per 100,000 population	4.36 deaths per 100,000 population	Bulgaria
2020s	5.26 deaths per 100,000 population	4.61 deaths per 100,000 population	0.6531 deaths per 100,000 population	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates, Bulgaria or Turkey?: Bulgaria, at 4.62 deaths per 100,000 population against 4.61 deaths per 100,000 population in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates between Bulgaria and Turkey?: 0.01 deaths per 100,000 population, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for reported suicide rates?: Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Turkey ranks 73rd 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.