Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 14.5 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
14.5 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
126th
of 183 countries
All-time high
23.5 per 100,000 male population
in 2008
All-time low
13.6 per 100,000 male population
in 2013
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria stood at 14.5 per 100,000 male population.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria peaked at 23.5 per 100,000 male population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.6 per 100,000 male population, in 2013.
Bulgaria ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 20.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 19.1 per 100,000 male population | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 19.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.6 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3 per 100,000 male population | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 22.1 per 100,000 male population | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5 per 100,000 male population | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 19.7 per 100,000 male population | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3 per 100,000 male population | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7 per 100,000 male population | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 13.6 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2 per 100,000 male population | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 16.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15 per 100,000 male population | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 13.8 per 100,000 male population | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5 per 100,000 male population | +5.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.5 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14.5 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.47 per 100,000 male population | 19.1 per 100,000 male population | 23.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.95 per 100,000 male population | 13.6 per 100,000 male population | 17.1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 15.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 124 Grenada 14.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 125 Poland 14.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 126 Egypt 14.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 128 Cuba 14.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 129 Greece 13.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 129 Oman 13.6 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Bulgaria was 14.5 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5 per 100,000 male population in 2008.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Bulgaria ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.