Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Bulgaria
16.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Republic of Korea
16.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
32nd
Republic of Korea rank
31st
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 111 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 63.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 35.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 17.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 14.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5565 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
- 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Republic of Korea rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 32nd and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.