Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
70th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Homicide rate by age of the victim 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
In 2022, homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria stood at 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria peaked at 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 70th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 2.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.3% |
| 1968 | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.2% |
| 1970 | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.7% |
| 1971 | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 2.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 2.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.7% |
| 1980 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 3.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 3.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 2.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 3.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 4 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 5.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 67 Turkey 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Portugal 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Australia 0.8822 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Slovenia 0.8185 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Greece 0.8048 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria?
- Homicide rate by age of the victim in Bulgaria was 0.9126 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 homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.