Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.9126 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.9126
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
69th
of 110 countries
All-time high
5.07
in 1994
All-time low
0.7499
in 2020
Years of data
59
1964–2022

Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria, 1964–2022

12345196419932022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.9126 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2022.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria peaked at 5.07 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7499, in 2020.

Bulgaria ranks 69th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.26 1.96 2.74 6
1970s 2.44 2.1 2.83 10
1980s 2.88 2.37 3.4 10
1990s 4.3 2.9 5.07 10
2000s 2.5 1.69 3.55 10
2010s 1.29 1.02 1.51 10
2020s 0.8983 0.7499 1.03 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 66 Türkiye 0.9692 compare
  2. 67 Portugal 0.9664 compare
  3. 68 Malta 0.9413 compare
  4. 70 Australia 0.8822 compare
  5. 71 Slovenia 0.8185 compare
  6. 72 Greece 0.8048 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria?
Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria was 0.9126 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 5.07 in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7499 in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-who-mortality-database/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/homicide-rate-who-mortality-database/bulgaria/">Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate who mortality database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed