Bulgaria vs Romania
Bulgaria vs Romania: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.5 per 100,000 people in Bulgaria and 9.2 per 100,000 people in Romania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.04 times that in Romania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2017, Bulgaria ranked 91 and Romania ranked 101 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 | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.8 | 11 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.5 | 10.6 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.7 | 10.6 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.9 | 11 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 17 | 11.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 17 | 11.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 17 | 10.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 16.2 | 10.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 15.8 | 10.1 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 14.8 | 9.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 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 Romania
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBulgaria: 1.75 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025