Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria is 0 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria peaked at 11.05 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.46 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 5.21 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.04 deaths | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 4.1 deaths | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 3.94 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.17 deaths | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 3.61 deaths | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2 deaths | +71.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4 deaths | +51.6% |
| 2009 | 7.9 deaths | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 5.33 deaths | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 11.05 deaths | +107.3% |
| 2012 | 4.69 deaths | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 7.86 deaths | +67.6% |
| 2014 | 4.55 deaths | -42.1% |
| 2015 | 5.25 deaths | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.43 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.25 deaths | -58.6% |
| 2018 | 6.22 deaths | +176.4% |
| 2019 | 3.35 deaths | -46.1% |
| 2020 | 5.33 deaths | +59.1% |
| 2021 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 deaths | 3.04 deaths | 9.4 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 deaths | 2.25 deaths | 11.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 deaths | 0 deaths | 5.33 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 0 deaths
- 178 Cape Verde 0 deaths
- 178 Cook Islands 0 deaths
- 178 Gambia 0 deaths
- 178 Grenada 0 deaths compare
- 178 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths
- 178 Guyana 0 deaths compare
- 178 Liberia 0 deaths
- 178 Mauritania 0 deaths
- 178 Naoero 0 deaths
- 178 Niue 0 deaths
- 178 Palau 0 deaths
- 178 Panama 0 deaths compare
- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 deaths
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 0 deaths
- 178 Tuvalu 0 deaths
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Bulgaria was 0 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.05 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.