Tuberculosis death rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tuberculosis death rate was 1.4 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.4 per 100,000 people for tuberculosis death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Bulgaria peaked at 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.86 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.92 per 100,000 people | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 4.8 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 per 100,000 people | 1.5 per 100,000 people | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 per 100,000 people | 0.86 per 100,000 people | 1.4 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 121 Portugal 1.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Dominican Republic 1.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Argentina 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 El Salvador 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Japan 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Mauritius 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Poland 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 124 Tunisia 1.2 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 35,022 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 32,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,611 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 36,722 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 926,378 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Bulgaria?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Bulgaria was 1.4 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 121st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Tuberculosis Report, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tuberculosis death rate is the estimated number of deaths from tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.