Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
110.27 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
27th
of 111 countries
All-time high
133.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
All-time low
107.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria, 1964–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria is 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria peaked at 133.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 107.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1980.
That places Bulgaria 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 127.29 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 122.59 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 124.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 122.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 123.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 119.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 114.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 116.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 116.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 115.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 115.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 111.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 111.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 113.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 112.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 115.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 107.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 114.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 116.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 118.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 120.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 118.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 119.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 122.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 122.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 122.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 119.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 121.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 124.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 124.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 128.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 126.79 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 126.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 125.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 123.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 123.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 117.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 118.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 121 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 118.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 122.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 132.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 130.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 132.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 133.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 124.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 121.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 121.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 129.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 127.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 126.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 125.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 119.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 119.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 119.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 123.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 123.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 116.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 127.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1970s | 114.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 111.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 116.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 107.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 122.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 124.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 125.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 117.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 133.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 129.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 123.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 24 New Zealand 112.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Ireland 110.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 26 French Guiana 110.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 United Kingdom 109.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Germany 109.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Netherlands 108.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Bulgaria was 110.27 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 133.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.