What is male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria was 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The highest recorded value was 22.68 deaths per 100,000 population in 1996.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?

The lowest recorded value was 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022.

How does Bulgaria rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bulgaria data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bulgaria: Male vs. female suicide rate was 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

8.07 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 11.0%

World rank

69th

of 111 countries

All-time high

22.68 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1996

All-time low

8.07 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Years of data

1964–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria, 1964–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population for male vs. female suicide rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria peaked at 22.68 deaths per 100,000 population in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population, in 2022.

That places Bulgaria 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria, 1964 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1964	12.43 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1965	11.99 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.5%
1966	13.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.2%
1967	14.45 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.7%
1968	12.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.6%
1969	14.94 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.6%
1970	15.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.0%
1971	16.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.6%
1972	15.01 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.4%
1973	15.32 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.1%
1974	16.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.3%
1975	16.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.9%
1976	18.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1977	18.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.0%
1978	17.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.8%
1979	17.92 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
1980	17.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.7%
1981	17.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
1982	19.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.8%
1983	17.09 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.8%
1984	21.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+25.6%
1985	20.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.0%
1986	19.66 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.6%
1987	21.2 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1988	20.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.0%
1989	20.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.0%
1990	18.28 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.0%
1991	19.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.1%
1992	22.54 deaths per 100,000 population	+14.0%
1993	21.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.5%
1994	21.08 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.0%
1995	20.63 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.1%
1996	22.68 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.0%
1997	20.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.5%
1998	21.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.1%
1999	19.59 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.8%
2000	20.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.5%
2001	19.38 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.3%
2002	19.96 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.0%
2003	16.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-17.7%
2004	15.23 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.3%
2005	14.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.3%
2006	15.17 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.1%
2007	13.04 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.1%
2008	14.09 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.1%
2009	13.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.0%
2010	13.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
2011	12.65 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.2%
2012	13.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.0%
2013	11.74 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.9%
2014	11.35 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
2015	10.71 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.6%
2016	10.51 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
2017	10.78 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
2018	10.05 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.8%
2019	9.41 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.4%
2020	9.65 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
2021	9.06 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.1%
2022	8.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13.42 deaths per 100,000 population	11.99 deaths per 100,000 population	14.94 deaths per 100,000 population	6
1970s	16.86 deaths per 100,000 population	15.01 deaths per 100,000 population	18.79 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	19.44 deaths per 100,000 population	17.07 deaths per 100,000 population	21.47 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	20.77 deaths per 100,000 population	18.28 deaths per 100,000 population	22.68 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	16.16 deaths per 100,000 population	13.04 deaths per 100,000 population	20.47 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	11.41 deaths per 100,000 population	9.41 deaths per 100,000 population	13.79 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	8.93 deaths per 100,000 population	8.07 deaths per 100,000 population	9.65 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

66 Guadeloupe 8.86 deaths per 100,000 population compare
67 Slovakia 8.63 deaths per 100,000 population compare
68 Georgia 8.61 deaths per 100,000 population compare
70 Grenada 8.01 deaths per 100,000 population compare
71 Italy 7.3 deaths per 100,000 population compare
72 Uzbekistan 6.93 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Bulgaria was 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The highest recorded value was 22.68 deaths per 100,000 population in 1996.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?: The lowest recorded value was 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Bulgaria ranks 69th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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