Death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.24 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.24
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
99th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.57
in 2008
All-time low
0.16
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria stood at 0.24.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria peaked at 0.57 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 99th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.37 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.57 | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 0.38 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.41 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.29 | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 0.26 | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.35 | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 0.33 | +106.2% |
| 2021 | 0.24 | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.32 | 0.2 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.284 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.285 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 2 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2224 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria?
- Death rate from opioid use who in Bulgaria was 0.24 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 2008.
- What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for death rate from opioid use who?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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