Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers was 89.18 in 1994. ▲ Rising

Latest (1994)
89.18
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
89.18
in 1994
All-time low
35.51
in 1986
Years of data
24
1971–1994

Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria, 1971–1994

0204060801971198219941971: 55.21972: 52.51973: 48.41974: 44.11975: 44.21976: 42.31977: 43.11978: 47.61979: 46.21980: 47.31981: 45.41982: 44.81983: 39.61984: 38.41985: 37.81986: 35.51987: 35.51988: 35.81989: 40.41990: 51.51991: 50.21992: 65.61993: 76.81994: 89.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 89.18 for road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in 1994. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 132.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria peaked at 89.18 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35.51, in 1986.

Bulgaria ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria, 1971 to 1994.
Year Value Change
1971 55.19
1972 52.5 -4.9%
1973 48.41 -7.8%
1974 44.06 -9.0%
1975 44.18 +0.3%
1976 42.27 -4.3%
1977 43.08 +1.9%
1978 47.62 +10.5%
1979 46.16 -3.1%
1980 47.31 +2.5%
1981 45.44 -4.0%
1982 44.82 -1.4%
1983 39.64 -11.6%
1984 38.42 -3.1%
1985 37.79 -1.6%
1986 35.51 -6.0%
1987 35.55 +0.1%
1988 35.75 +0.6%
1989 40.44 +13.1%
1990 51.5 +27.3%
1991 50.18 -2.5%
1992 65.58 +30.7%
1993 76.78 +17.1%
1994 89.18 +16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 47.05 42.27 55.19 9
1980s 40.07 35.51 47.31 10
1990s 66.64 50.18 89.18 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 303.72
  2. 3 Russian Federation 148.64
  3. 4 Argentina 111.1
  4. 6 Georgia 56.95 compare
  5. 7 Azerbaijan 39.49
  6. 8 Greece 36.82 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria?
Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers in Bulgaria was 89.18 in 1994, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest road accident deaths per passenger kilometers recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 89.18 in 1994.
What is the lowest road accident deaths per passenger kilometers recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 35.51 in 1986.
How does Bulgaria rank for road accident deaths per passenger kilometers?
Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 1994.
Is road accident deaths per passenger kilometers rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.1%. 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 Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,434 data points, 1970–2022
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