Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 4.79 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.79
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
11th
of 110 countries
All-time high
6.25
in 2008
All-time low
1.95
in 1980
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria, 1980–2022

234561980200120221980: 21981: 3.61982: 3.61983: 3.51984: 4.11985: 4.21986: 41987: 4.61988: 4.11989: 3.61990: 41991: 4.31992: 4.11993: 41994: 4.21995: 4.61996: 4.11997: 4.31998: 41999: 4.32000: 3.42001: 42002: 4.62003: 4.62004: 4.62005: 5.72006: 5.52007: 5.62008: 6.22009: 5.32010: 5.22011: 5.82012: 5.52013: 5.82014: 5.82015: 5.92016: 5.42017: 5.32018: 5.52019: 5.42020: 5.22021: 5.32022: 4.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria stood at 4.79.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria peaked at 6.25 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 1980.

Bulgaria ranks 11th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria, 1980 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1980 1.95
1981 3.56 +82.6%
1982 3.57 +0.2%
1983 3.54 -0.8%
1984 4.11 +16.0%
1985 4.22 +2.7%
1986 3.98 -5.7%
1987 4.63 +16.4%
1988 4.07 -12.1%
1989 3.56 -12.6%
1990 4 +12.5%
1991 4.32 +7.9%
1992 4.1 -5.1%
1993 3.97 -3.2%
1994 4.21 +6.1%
1995 4.57 +8.4%
1996 4.12 -9.7%
1997 4.33 +4.9%
1998 4.04 -6.7%
1999 4.28 +5.9%
2000 3.43 -19.8%
2001 3.97 +15.8%
2002 4.61 +16.2%
2003 4.6 -0.2%
2004 4.56 -0.9%
2005 5.74 +26.0%
2006 5.51 -4.1%
2007 5.57 +1.1%
2008 6.25 +12.2%
2009 5.26 -15.8%
2010 5.16 -1.9%
2011 5.78 +12.1%
2012 5.5 -4.8%
2013 5.83 +5.9%
2014 5.84 +0.2%
2015 5.93 +1.6%
2016 5.37 -9.4%
2017 5.31 -1.1%
2018 5.5 +3.5%
2019 5.4 -1.7%
2020 5.18 -4.1%
2021 5.25 +1.3%
2022 4.79 -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.72 1.95 4.63 10
1990s 4.19 3.97 4.57 10
2000s 4.95 3.43 6.25 10
2010s 5.56 5.16 5.93 10
2020s 5.07 4.79 5.25 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 8 Greece 4.97 compare
  2. 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.91 compare
  3. 10 Republic of Moldova 4.82 compare
  4. 12 Poland 4.76 compare
  5. 13 North Macedonia 4.73 compare
  6. 14 Portugal 4.56 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria?
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Bulgaria was 4.79 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2008.
What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 1980.
How does Bulgaria rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
Bulgaria ranks 11th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,024 data points, 1979–2023
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