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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by death rate

Vidin had the highest death rate of 28 areas in 2017, at 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia (stolitsa) had the lowest, at 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest23.7Vidin
Lowest12.5Sofia (stolitsa)
Median17.628 areas
Bulgaria16.1History

All areas, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

VidinVidin: 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitants23.7GabrovoGabrovo: 21.9 per 1,000 inhabitants21.9LovechLovech: 21.7 per 1,000 inhabitants21.7MontanaMontana: 21.7 per 1,000 inhabitants21.7KyustendilKyustendil: 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitants21.1PernikPernik: 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitants20.5VratsaVratsa: 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants20.4PlevenPleven: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19YambolYambol: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants18.5DobrichDobrich: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1SilistraSilistra: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1HaskovoHaskovo: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7RazgradRazgrad: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6RuseRuse: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6TargovishteTargovishte: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2PazardzhikPazardzhik: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9ShumenShumen: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9SmolyanSmolyan: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8SlivenSliven: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9PlovdivPlovdiv: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2BurgasBurgas: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6SofiaSofia: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5KardzhaliKardzhali: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8VarnaVarna: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Vidin23.7-0.3 pts
2Gabrovo21.9+2 pts
3Lovech21.7+2 pts
3Montana21.7-0.1 pts
5Kyustendil21.1+0.8 pts
6Pernik20.5+0.8 pts
7Vratsa20.4+1.4 pts
8Pleven19.1+0.3 pts
9Veliko Tarnovo19+1.3 pts
10Yambol18.5+0.9 pts
11Dobrich18.1+1.5 pts
11Silistra18.1+1.3 pts
13Haskovo17.7+0.8 pts
14Razgrad17.6+0.9 pts
14Ruse17.6+0.2 pts
16Targovishte17.5+0.4 pts
17Stara Zagora17.2+0.6 pts
18Pazardzhik16.9+1.2 pts
18Shumen16.9+1.4 pts
20Smolyan16.8+1.5 pts
21Sliven15.9+0.9 pts
22Plovdiv15.2+0.2 pts
23Burgas14.6+0.7 pts
24Sofia14.5+0.9 pts
25Kardzhali13.8+0.6 pts
26Varna13.7+0.1 pts
27Blagoevgrad13.5+0.6 pts
28Sofia (stolitsa)12.5-0.3 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 23.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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