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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by death rate

Vidin had the highest death rate of 28 areas in 2015, at 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia had the lowest, at 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 17.15 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.5Vidin
Lowest12.8Sofia
Median17.1528 areas
Bulgaria15.8History

All areas, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

VidinVidin: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants23.5MontanaMontana: 21.8 per 1,000 inhabitants21.8GabrovoGabrovo: 20 per 1,000 inhabitants20PernikPernik: 19.8 per 1,000 inhabitants19.8KyustendilKyustendil: 19.7 per 1,000 inhabitants19.7VratsaVratsa: 19.7 per 1,000 inhabitants19.7LovechLovech: 19.6 per 1,000 inhabitants19.6YambolYambol: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitants19.2PlevenPleven: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants18.9SilistraSilistra: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1DobrichDobrich: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6HaskovoHaskovo: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4RuseRuse: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2TargovishteTargovishte: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1RazgradRazgrad: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7ShumenShumen: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5PazardzhikPazardzhik: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16SlivenSliven: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7PlovdivPlovdiv: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1SmolyanSmolyan: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15BurgasBurgas: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9VarnaVarna: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2KardzhaliKardzhali: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1SofiaSofia: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2015
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Vidin23.5+0.7 pts
2Montana21.8+0.2 pts
3Gabrovo20+1.3 pts
4Pernik19.8+1 pts
5Kyustendil19.7+0.5 pts
5Vratsa19.7+0.2 pts
7Lovech19.6+0.2 pts
8Yambol19.2+1.5 pts
9Pleven18.90 pts
10Silistra18.1+0.5 pts
11Dobrich17.6+1 pts
11Veliko Tarnovo17.60 pts
13Haskovo17.4+0.6 pts
14Ruse17.20 pts
15Targovishte17.1+0.7 pts
16Razgrad16.8+0.2 pts
17Stara Zagora16.7-0.1 pts
18Shumen16.5+0.4 pts
19Pazardzhik16+0.5 pts
20Sliven15.7+0.5 pts
21Plovdiv15.1+0.7 pts
22Smolyan15+0.6 pts
23Burgas13.9+0.1 pts
24Varna13.3+0.4 pts
25Blagoevgrad13.2+0.2 pts
26Kardzhali13.1+0.8 pts
26Sofia (stolitsa)13.1+0.1 pts
28Sofia12.8+0.6 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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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Vidin, with 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Sofia, with 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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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