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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by death rate

Vidin had the highest death rate of 28 areas in 2013, at 21.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia had the lowest, at 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest21.5Vidin
Lowest10.8Sofia
Median15.5528 areas
Bulgaria14.6History

All areas, 2013

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VidinVidin: 21.5 per 1,000 inhabitants21.5MontanaMontana: 20.3 per 1,000 inhabitants20.3PernikPernik: 18.6 per 1,000 inhabitants18.6KyustendilKyustendil: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants18.5GabrovoGabrovo: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1VratsaVratsa: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18LovechLovech: 17.9 per 1,000 inhabitants17.9PlevenPleven: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4YambolYambol: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6RuseRuse: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2SilistraSilistra: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16DobrichDobrich: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9HaskovoHaskovo: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5TargovishteTargovishte: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5RazgradRazgrad: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4ShumenShumen: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1SlivenSliven: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5PazardzhikPazardzhik: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3PlovdivPlovdiv: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8SmolyanSmolyan: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3BurgasBurgas: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9VarnaVarna: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8KardzhaliKardzhali: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5SofiaSofia: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2012
1Vidin21.5-1.7 pts
2Montana20.3-1.1 pts
3Pernik18.6-0.4 pts
4Kyustendil18.5-0.6 pts
5Gabrovo18.1-0.4 pts
6Vratsa18-1.4 pts
7Lovech17.9-0.9 pts
8Pleven17.4-1.4 pts
9Yambol16.6-0.9 pts
10Ruse16.4+0.2 pts
11Veliko Tarnovo16.2-0.7 pts
12Silistra16-0.8 pts
13Dobrich15.9+0.1 pts
14Haskovo15.6-0.1 pts
15Stara Zagora15.5-0.1 pts
15Targovishte15.5-0.7 pts
17Razgrad15.4-0.1 pts
18Shumen15.1-0.4 pts
19Sliven14.5+0.2 pts
20Pazardzhik14.30 pts
21Plovdiv13.8-0.5 pts
22Smolyan13.30 pts
23Burgas13.2-0.2 pts
24Sofia (stolitsa)12.9+1 pts
25Varna12.3+0.2 pts
26Blagoevgrad11.8-0.3 pts
27Kardzhali11.5-0.1 pts
28Sofia10.8-6.3 pts

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Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which area has the highest death rate?

Vidin, with 21.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Sofia, with 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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