Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2023

Severozapaden had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 6 regions in 2023, at 47.1 per 100,000 people. Yugozapaden had the lowest, at 24.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 35.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Bulgaria was 33.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest47.1Severozapaden

Lowest24.5Yugozapaden

Median35.26 regions

Bulgaria33.9History

All regions, 2023

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Severozapaden	47.1	-4 pts
2	Severen tsentralen	41.8	+1.1 pts
3	Severoiztochen	36.6	-1 pts
4	Yuzhen tsentralen	33.8	-2.4 pts
5	Yugoiztochen	31.2	-3.7 pts
6	Yugozapaden	24.5	-4.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 V01 to Y89) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference 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. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which region has the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Severozapaden, with 47.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Yugozapaden, with 24.5 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.