Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Homicide rate who mortality database was 0.9462 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9462
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
71st
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.07
in 1994
All-time low
0.7499
in 2020
Years of data
60
1964–2023
Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria, 1964–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.9462 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% 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 71st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.12 | — |
| 1965 | 1.96 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 2.51 | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 2.02 | -19.3% |
| 1968 | 2.22 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 2.74 | +23.2% |
| 1970 | 2.23 | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 2.83 | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 2.76 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.35 | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 2.51 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 2.33 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 2.1 | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.4 | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 2.62 | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 2.29 | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 2.51 | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4 | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 3.26 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.93 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 3.15 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 3.23 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.88 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 2.37 | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 2.57 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.48 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.25 | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 4 | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 4.73 | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 4.93 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 5.07 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.73 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 5.05 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.46 | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.84 | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 2.9 | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 3.55 | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 3.08 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.85 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.38 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7499 | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9126 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9462 | +3.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.9462 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8185, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.9462 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8451, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.9103 | 0.7499 | 1.03 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Bulgaria was 0.9462 in 2023, 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 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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.
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