Bulgaria vs Turkey: Autopsy rate

Bulgaria
2.9%
in 2020
Turkey
4.8%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
30th
Turkey rank
27th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Turkey
510152025198020002020

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 4.8% against 2.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 27th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.