Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 1.08 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.08 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria peaked at 3.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 152nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.82 | — |
| 2001 | 3.61 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.33 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.14 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.69 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.34 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.21 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.05 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.82 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.63 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.58 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.54 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.39 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.41 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.26 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.14 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 | 2.05 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.19 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Bulgaria was 1.08 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Bulgaria ranks 152nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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