Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by death rate

Name: Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by death rate, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 6 regions in 2020, at 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Yugozapaden had the lowest, at 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Bulgaria was 19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.1Severozapaden

Lowest16.3Yugozapaden

Median18.96 regions

Bulgaria19History

All regions, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2020 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2019
1	Severozapaden	24.1	+2.9 pts
2	Severen tsentralen	22.7	+3.7 pts
3	Yuzhen tsentralen	19.2	+3.2 pts
4	Severoiztochen	18.6	+2.6 pts
4	Yugoiztochen	18.6	+2.3 pts
6	Yugozapaden	16.3	+2.2 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 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Yugozapaden, with 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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.