Causes of mortality in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Causes of mortality was 101,006 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Bulgaria, 1964–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 64,479 Deaths | — |
| 1965 | 66,970 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 68,366 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 74,696 Deaths | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 72,176 Deaths | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 80,183 Deaths | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 77,095 Deaths | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 82,805 Deaths | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 84,174 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 81,470 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 85,239 Deaths | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 89,974 Deaths | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 88,348 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 94,362 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 92,445 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 94,403 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 97,950 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 95,441 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 100,293 Deaths | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 102,182 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 101,419 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 107,485 Deaths | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 104,039 Deaths | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 107,213 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 107,385 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 106,902 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 108,608 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 110,423 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 107,998 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 109,540 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 111,787 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 114,670 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 117,056 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 121,861 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 118,190 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 111,786 Deaths | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 115,087 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 112,368 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 112,617 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 111,927 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 110,110 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 113,374 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 113,438 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 113,004 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 110,523 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 108,068 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 110,165 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 108,258 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 109,281 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 104,345 Deaths | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 108,952 Deaths | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 110,117 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 107,580 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 109,791 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 108,526 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 108,083 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 124,735 Deaths | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 148,995 Deaths | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 118,814 Deaths | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 101,006 Deaths | -15.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 101,006 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 88% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 101,006 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.