# NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by death rate, 2024

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `crude_death_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants
- Definition: Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/death-rate/bulgaria-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/death-rate/bulgaria-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Vidin | 24.3 |
| 2 | Montana | 21.5 |
| 3 | Kyustendil | 21.3 |
| 4 | Gabrovo | 20.9 |
| 4 | Pernik | 20.9 |
| 6 | Lovech | 20.8 |
| 7 | Dobrich | 19.9 |
| 7 | Silistra | 19.9 |
| 9 | Vratsa | 19 |
| 10 | Pleven | 18.9 |
| 11 | Veliko Tarnovo | 18.7 |
| 12 | Ruse | 18.5 |
| 13 | Yambol | 18.3 |
| 14 | Targovishte | 18.2 |
| 15 | Razgrad | 17.9 |
| 16 | Smolyan | 17.5 |
| 16 | Sofia | 17.5 |
| 18 | Pazardzhik | 17.1 |
| 19 | Shumen | 16.6 |
| 20 | Haskovo | 16.4 |
| 21 | Stara Zagora | 16.3 |
| 22 | Sliven | 15.3 |
| 23 | Kardzhali | 15.2 |
| 24 | Plovdiv | 14.4 |
| 25 | Varna | 13.5 |
| 26 | Burgas | 13.3 |
| 27 | Blagoevgrad | 13.1 |
| 28 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 11.3 |