Drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Drug use disorder death rate was 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.31 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 27.9%
World rank
115th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2008
All-time low
0.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria stood at 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria peaked at 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +73.1% |
| 2006 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.0% |
| 2009 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -55.6% |
| 2020 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +115.0% |
| 2021 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.414 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 112 Bahamas 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Bahrain 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Slovakia 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Angola 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Congo 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Thailand 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.07 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6014 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria?
- Drug use disorder death rate in Bulgaria was 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for drug use disorder death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder death rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Drug use disorder death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.