Drug-related deaths in Bulgaria in 2024 (data from National Registry)

Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use
Drug prevention
Treatment supply
Treatment demand
Health consequences
Harm reduction
Drug-related crimes
Drug market
Drug use and prison
Monitoring of publications
Attitudes to legal framework changes

F11 – Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of opioids.

X41 – Accidental poisoning by and exposure to antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic, antiparkinsonism, and psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified.

X42 – Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens), not elsewhere classified.

X62 – Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens), not elsewhere classified

Y12 – Poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens), not elsewhere classified, undetermined intent.

Data for 2023

Data for 2022

TotalMalesFemales
Number of drug-related deaths48426
Rates per 100,000 population0.751.360.18
of which:
number of cases with opioids17152
By ICD-10 Codes (numbers):
F11330
X41330
X4227243
x62110
Y1214113
By age groups
< 20101
20-24440
25-29110
30-34330
35-3912111
40-4415114
45-4910100
50-54110
55-59110
60-64000
>= 65000
Mean age39.139.536.5
Source: National Statistical Institute