Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex was 28,251 Number in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28,251 Number
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
15th
of 43 countries
All-time high
48,884 Number
in 2021
All-time low
28,251 Number
in 2023
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria, 2011–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2011201720232011: 28.9k Number2012: 30.6k Number2013: 30.1k Number2014: 31.2k Number2015: 31.2k Number2016: 30.2k Number2017: 30.0k Number2018: 29.5k Number2019: 30.0k Number2020: 38.1k Number2021: 48.9k Number2022: 33.1k Number2023: 28.3k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 28,251 Number for treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria peaked at 48,884 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28,251 Number, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023.
Year Number Change
2011 28,882 Number
2012 30,612 Number +6.0%
2013 30,057 Number -1.8%
2014 31,186 Number +3.8%
2015 31,179 Number -0.0%
2016 30,206 Number -3.1%
2017 30,041 Number -0.5%
2018 29,527 Number -1.7%
2019 30,044 Number +1.8%
2020 38,086 Number +26.8%
2021 48,884 Number +28.4%
2022 33,136 Number -32.2%
2023 28,251 Number -14.7%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 28,251 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,703 Number, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 28,251 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,716 Number, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 -32.2% 48,884 Number 33,136 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30,193 Number 28,882 Number 31,186 Number 9
2020s 37,089 Number 28,251 Number 48,884 Number 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 12 Netherlands 30,931 Number compare
  2. 12 Netherlands 30,931 Number compare
  3. 14 Czechia 29,250 Number compare
  4. 16 Serbia 28,204 Number compare
  5. 17 Greece 22,505 Number compare
  6. 18 Portugal 21,474 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria?
Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex in Bulgaria was 28,251 Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 48,884 Number in 2021.
What is the lowest treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 28,251 Number in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex?
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
Is treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treatable and preventable mortality of residents by cause and sex
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 569 data points, 2011–2023
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