Bulgaria vs North Macedonia
Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.5 per 100,000 people in Bulgaria and 6.8 per 100,000 people in North Macedonia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 2.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.4 times that in North Macedonia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Bulgaria ranked 91 and North Macedonia ranked 136 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.1 | 7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 7.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 8.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.8 | 8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 7.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.9 | 8.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17 | 8.2 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 17 | 8.2 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 17 | 8.3 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 14.8 | 8.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBulgaria: $10,450 in 2025North Macedonia: $6,873 in 2025
- GDP growthBulgaria: 3.1% a year in 2025North Macedonia: 3.5% a year in 2025
- InflationBulgaria: 3.5% a year in 2025North Macedonia: 4.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtBulgaria: 29.9% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 52.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023