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Preventable mortality in Bulgaria

Preventable mortality in Bulgaria was 220.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 56.5 pts from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people220.1
Change on 2022-56.5 pts
Rank7th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4602021
Series low220.12023

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Preventable mortality in Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023

20025030035040045050020112013201520172019202120232011: 222.9 per 100,000 people2012: 236.5 per 100,000 people2013: 238.8 per 100,000 people2014: 244 per 100,000 people2015: 244.8 per 100,000 people2016: 232.2 per 100,000 people2017: 230.2 per 100,000 people2018: 226.3 per 100,000 people2019: 230.9 per 100,000 people2020: 316.5 per 100,000 people2021: 460 per 100,000 people2022: 276.6 per 100,000 people2023: 220.1 per 100,000 people2003004005002011201620232011: 222.9 per 100,000 people2012: 236.5 per 100,000 people2013: 238.8 per 100,000 people2014: 244 per 100,000 people2015: 244.8 per 100,000 people2016: 232.2 per 100,000 people2017: 230.2 per 100,000 people2018: 226.3 per 100,000 people2019: 230.9 per 100,000 people2020: 316.5 per 100,000 people2021: 460 per 100,000 people2022: 276.6 per 100,000 people2023: 220.1 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-03-17.
All 13 values
Periodper 100,000 people
2023220.1
2022276.6
2021460
2020316.5
2019230.9
2018226.3
2017230.2
2016232.2
2015244.8
2014244
2013238.8
2012236.5
2011222.9

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2023
Bulgaria220.1
European Union (27)150.9

Bulgaria compared with nearby places

Austria: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 220.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 89.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 173.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 139.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 110.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 126.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 98.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 264.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 309 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 103.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 123.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 208.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 125.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 264 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 167.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 204.9 per 100,000 people
  • Under 110
  • 110 to 140
  • 140 to 160
  • 160 to 220
  • 220 and over
Preventable mortality, 2023, per 100,000 people. Bulgaria is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Deaths of people under 75 from causes that can mainly be avoided through effective public health and primary prevention (before a disease or injury starts), per 100,000 inhabitants under 75, age-standardised.

Based on the OECD and Eurostat lists of avoidable causes of death (2022 version), which count COVID-19 as preventable, so preventable mortality peaks in 2020 to 2022. A cause on both lists is split half and half. Age-standardised with the 2013 European standard population.

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Eurostat. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr) (Preventable mortality, Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table

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Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), Preventable mortality, Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preventable-mortality-rate/bulgaria. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Preventable mortality, Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preventable-mortality-rate/bulgaria.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), Preventable mortality, Bulgaria, 2011 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/preventable-mortality-rate/bulgaria (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the preventable mortality in Bulgaria?

Preventable mortality in Bulgaria was 220.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 56.5 pts from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest preventable mortality in Bulgaria?

460 per 100,000 people in 2021, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

Preventable mortality elsewhere in European Union (27)

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