Mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.1191 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria is 0.1191 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria peaked at 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.346 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1952 | 0.334 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.1% |
| 1953 | 0.259 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.5% |
| 1954 | 0.178 deaths per 1,000 people | -31.3% |
| 1955 | 0.177 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.177 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.176 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.186 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -24.7% |
| 1960 | 0.182 deaths per 1,000 people | +30.0% |
| 1961 | 0.142 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.0% |
| 1962 | 0.159 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 0.164 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.115 deaths per 1,000 people | -29.9% |
| 1965 | 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.165 deaths per 1,000 people | +26.0% |
| 1967 | 0.145 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.127 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.132 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.132 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.143 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.111 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.151 deaths per 1,000 people | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 0.112 deaths per 1,000 people | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 0.145 deaths per 1,000 people | +29.5% |
| 1977 | 0.145 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.134 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.139 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.122 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.133 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.144 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.138 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.119 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.125 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.132 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.136 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.122 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.167 deaths per 1,000 people | +36.9% |
| 1992 | 0.157 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.136 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.154 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.138 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.126 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.125 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.112 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.093 deaths per 1,000 people | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 0.118 deaths per 1,000 people | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.118 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.151 deaths per 1,000 people | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 0.129 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.118 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.129 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.149 deaths per 1,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.155 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.105 deaths per 1,000 people | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.118 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.102 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.079 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.091 deaths per 1,000 people | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.071 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.105 deaths per 1,000 people | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 0.092 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.089 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.089 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.127 deaths per 1,000 people | +42.7% |
| 2020 | 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 0.116 deaths per 1,000 people | +93.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1391 deaths per 1,000 people | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1191 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2353 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.146 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.115 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.182 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1344 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.111 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.151 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.119 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.144 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1377 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.112 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.167 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1265 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.093 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.155 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0963 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.071 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1085 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1391 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 124 Cayman Islands 0.1234 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 125 India 0.1213 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 126 Tunisia 0.1207 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Iran 0.1176 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Lithuania 0.1142 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Uzbekistan 0.1134 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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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 rates at age 25 in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Bulgaria was 0.1191 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.