India, June 4 -- Mortality levels in Bulgaria have declined sharply in recent years, with the number of deaths in 2024 reaching the lowest point recorded in the dataset spanning 2000-2024.
Long-Term Decline
Bulgaria registered 100,736 deaths in 2024, down marginally from 101,006 in 2023. The latest figure marks a substantial decline from 115,087 deaths recorded in 2000, reflecting a long-term downward trend despite periodic fluctuations over the past two decades.
Pandemic-Era Surge
The country's death count rose dramatically during the pandemic period. Deaths increased from 108,083 in 2019 to 124,735 in 2020 before peaking at 148,995 in 2021, the highest level in the entire series.
* Deaths jumped by more than 40,000 between 2019 and the ...