Child homicide rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Child homicide rate was 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Bulgaria, 1964–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Bulgaria is 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 33.5% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Bulgaria peaked at 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1526 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9098 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7077 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.8752 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5416 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.978 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5452 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.813 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3941 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4496 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1526 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6066 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4058 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4571 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 64 Czechia 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Turkey 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Germany 0.3045 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Bahrain 0.2941 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Netherlands 0.2656 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Slovakia 0.2603 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 533 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.599 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.754 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.833 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.599 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.397 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.499 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Bulgaria?
- Child homicide rate in Bulgaria was 0.3039 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 1982.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1526 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for child homicide rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.