Bulgaria vs Portugal: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Bulgaria
0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Portugal
0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
70th
Portugal rank
68th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9478 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3375 deaths per 100,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.0538 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 68th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.