Mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 5.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria is 5.15, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria peaked at 8.41 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.15, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 139th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.16 | — |
| 1991 | 8.25 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.35 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.41 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.38 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.27 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 8.08 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 7.83 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 7.55 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.26 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.99 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 6.75 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.54 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.41 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.33 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.31 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.31 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.26 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6.15 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 6 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.84 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.69 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.56 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.45 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.38 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.35 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.34 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.35 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.38 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.39 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.34 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.25 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.15 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 | 7.26 | 8.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 | 6.15 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.34 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.31 | 5.15 | 5.4 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Bulgaria was 5.15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Bulgaria ranks 139th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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