Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities was 2.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria, 2000–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.0% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -46.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 20% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria?
- Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities in Bulgaria was 2.7% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol-related road traffic crashes with fatalities (% of all road traffic crashes with fatalities). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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