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NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by death rate

Vidin had the highest death rate of 28 areas in 2019, at 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Sofia (stolitsa) had the lowest, at 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 18.15 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.3Vidin
Lowest12.5Sofia (stolitsa)
Median18.1528 areas
Bulgaria16.3History

All areas, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

VidinVidin: 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants24.3MontanaMontana: 22.6 per 1,000 inhabitants22.6LovechLovech: 21.8 per 1,000 inhabitants21.8KyustendilKyustendil: 21.3 per 1,000 inhabitants21.3PernikPernik: 21.3 per 1,000 inhabitants21.3GabrovoGabrovo: 20.9 per 1,000 inhabitants20.9VratsaVratsa: 20.2 per 1,000 inhabitants20.2PlevenPleven: 19.8 per 1,000 inhabitants19.8SilistraSilistra: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1YambolYambol: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants18.9DobrichDobrich: 18.8 per 1,000 inhabitants18.8TargovishteTargovishte: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7RuseRuse: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants18.5RazgradRazgrad: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8HaskovoHaskovo: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5ShumenShumen: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Stara ZagoraStara Zagora: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2PazardzhikPazardzhik: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1SmolyanSmolyan: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6SlivenSliven: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1SofiaSofia: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8PlovdivPlovdiv: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3BurgasBurgas: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9KardzhaliKardzhali: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2VarnaVarna: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8BlagoevgradBlagoevgrad: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Sofia (stolitsa)Sofia (stolitsa): 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Vidin24.3-0.1 pts
2Montana22.6+0.2 pts
3Lovech21.8+1.4 pts
4Kyustendil21.3+0.5 pts
4Pernik21.3+1 pts
6Gabrovo20.9-0.1 pts
7Vratsa20.2+0.1 pts
8Pleven19.8+0.6 pts
9Silistra19.10 pts
9Veliko Tarnovo19.1+0.3 pts
11Yambol18.9-0.6 pts
12Dobrich18.8+0.5 pts
13Targovishte18.7+1.1 pts
14Ruse18.5-0.3 pts
15Razgrad17.80 pts
16Haskovo17.5+0.3 pts
16Shumen17.5-0.1 pts
18Stara Zagora17.20 pts
19Pazardzhik17.1+1 pts
20Smolyan16.6+0.4 pts
21Sliven16.1-0.2 pts
22Sofia15.8+0.6 pts
23Plovdiv15.30 pts
24Burgas14.9+0.6 pts
25Kardzhali14.2+0.4 pts
26Varna13.8-0.3 pts
27Blagoevgrad13.7+0.1 pts
28Sofia (stolitsa)12.50 pts

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About this ranking

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 24.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Sofia (stolitsa), with 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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