Homicide rate who age standardized in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Homicide rate who age standardized was 0.9126 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9126
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
70th
of 111 countries
All-time high
5.07
in 1994
All-time low
0.7499
in 2020
Years of data
59
1964–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Bulgaria, 1964–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate who age standardized in Bulgaria stood at 0.9126.
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 who age standardized in Bulgaria peaked at 5.07 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7499, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 70th out of 111 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 | 2.26 | 1.96 | 2.74 | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 2.1 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 | 2.37 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 2.9 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 1.69 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8983 | 0.7499 | 1.03 | 3 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.849 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.499 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.599 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.833 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.754 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who age standardized in Bulgaria?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Bulgaria was 0.9126 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7499 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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