Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.92
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
80th
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.84
in 2021
All-time low
2.7
in 1958
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.92 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bulgaria peaked at 3.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 1958.
Bulgaria ranks 80th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.06 | — |
| 1951 | 3.17 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | 3.6 | +13.6% |
| 1953 | 3.03 | -15.9% |
| 1954 | 2.95 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 2.9 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 3.13 | +8.0% |
| 1957 | 3.19 | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.7 | -15.5% |
| 1959 | 3.21 | +18.9% |
| 1960 | 2.83 | -11.8% |
| 1961 | 2.71 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 3 | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 2.93 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.85 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.8 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.94 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 3.04 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.83 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 3.02 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 2.81 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 3.19 | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 2.96 | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 2.96 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.8 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 2.97 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 2.87 | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 3.13 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 3.16 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 3.31 | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 2.88 | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 3.14 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 3.03 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.87 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 3.38 | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 3.21 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 3.31 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.38 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.37 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.21 | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 3.43 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 3.41 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.16 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 3.27 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.32 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.53 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 3.46 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.4 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.34 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.28 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 3.29 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.06 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 3.25 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 3.14 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.21 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.03 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.01 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.07 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.91 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.99 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.07 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.02 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.14 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.98 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.55 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 3.84 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 2.92 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.09 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.89 | 2.71 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.96 | 2.7 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 | 2.87 | 3.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 | 3.16 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 | 3.01 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.87 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 | 2.92 | 3.84 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (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 age 65 by sex in Bulgaria?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bulgaria was 2.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 1958.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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