Suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Suicide mortality rate was 9.51 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 9.51 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria peaked at 18.22 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.02 per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Bulgaria ranks 59th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.63 per 100,000 population | 12.3 per 100,000 population | 18.22 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 per 100,000 population | 9.02 per 100,000 population | 12.63 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.77 per 100,000 population | 9.51 per 100,000 population | 10.03 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 35,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria?
- Suicide mortality rate in Bulgaria was 9.51 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.22 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.02 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).