Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.54 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 46.2%
World rank
84th
of 110 countries
All-time high
7.87 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1977
All-time low
1.54 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old 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
In 2022, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria stood at 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria peaked at 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 84th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.0% |
| 1966 | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +61.3% |
| 1967 | 6.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.2% |
| 1968 | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 6.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 6.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.8% |
| 1972 | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 7.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +40.2% |
| 1976 | 7.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 5.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 6.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 5.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 5.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 5.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 5.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 5.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 4.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +44.8% |
| 2009 | 3.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -53.3% |
| 2012 | 3.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +100.9% |
| 2013 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -50.5% |
| 2014 | 3.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 2.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.6% |
| 2021 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1970s | 6.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Bulgaria was 1.54 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 rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 1977.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Bulgaria ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.