Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by death rate

Name: Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by death rate, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 6 regions in 2017, at 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Yugozapaden had the lowest, at 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 16 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.8Severozapaden

Lowest13.9Yugozapaden

Median166 regions

Bulgaria16.1History

All regions, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2017 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2016
1	Severozapaden	20.8	+0.7 pts
2	Severen tsentralen	18.7	+1 pts
3	Yugoiztochen	16.1	+0.7 pts
4	Yuzhen tsentralen	15.9	+0.6 pts
5	Severoiztochen	15.6	+0.6 pts
6	Yugozapaden	13.9	+0.1 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 regions 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 region has the highest death rate?

Severozapaden, with 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Yugozapaden, with 13.9 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.