Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable was 5,531 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Bulgaria, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Bulgaria is 5,531, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Bulgaria peaked at 8,804 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,531, in 2023.
Bulgaria ranks 8th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,803 | — |
| 2012 | 5,992 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 5,978 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,212 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,035 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5,864 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 5,700 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5,643 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,764 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,949 | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 8,804 | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 6,227 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 5,531 | -11.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5,531 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,925, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5,531 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,878, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,888 | 5,643 | 6,212 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,878 | 5,531 | 8,804 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Bulgaria?
- Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Bulgaria was 5,531 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,804 in 2021.
- What is the lowest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,531 in 2023.
- How does Bulgaria rank for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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