Causes of mortality in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Causes of mortality was 101,006 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
101,006 Deaths
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
148,995 Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
64,479 Deaths
in 1964
Years of data
60
1964–2023

Causes of mortality in Bulgaria, 1964–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k196419932023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, causes of mortality in Bulgaria stood at 101,006 Deaths.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Bulgaria peaked at 148,995 Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64,479 Deaths, in 1964.

Bulgaria ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71,145 Deaths 64,479 Deaths 80,183 Deaths 6
1970s 87,032 Deaths 77,095 Deaths 94,403 Deaths 10
1980s 103,031 Deaths 95,441 Deaths 107,485 Deaths 10
1990s 113,192 Deaths 107,998 Deaths 121,861 Deaths 10
2000s 112,052 Deaths 108,068 Deaths 115,087 Deaths 10
2010s 108,510 Deaths 104,345 Deaths 110,165 Deaths 10
2020s 123,388 Deaths 101,006 Deaths 148,995 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 21 Portugal 118,570 Deaths compare
  2. 22 Czechia 112,211 Deaths compare
  3. 23 Belgium 110,377 Deaths compare
  4. 25 Sweden 91,364 Deaths compare
  5. 26 Austria 88,486 Deaths compare
  6. 27 Switzerland 71,822 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Bulgaria?
Causes of mortality in Bulgaria was 101,006 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 148,995 Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 64,479 Deaths in 1964.
How does Bulgaria rank for causes of mortality?
Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.