Health in Bulgaria 1,279 indicators covering health for Bulgaria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sex ratio at birth 1.06 2024 up 0.2% 28th Crude birth rate 8.3 2024 down 13.5% 53rd Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 92.0% 2025 — 71st International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 80 2025 — 25th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Crude mortality 15.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% 1st Health status - Regions — Crude mortality rate 15.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 2.1% 1st Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 — 121st Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 0 2024 — 121st New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th GNI, Atlas method 98.99 billion 2024 up 78.4% 37th GNI per capita, Atlas method 15,370 2024 up 95.8% 40th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 3,078 2023 down 33.5% 122nd Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical 11.03 million 2021 down 5.7% 11th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 2.01 million 2021 up 2.6% 8th Hospital discharges by diagnosis, NUTS 2 region, in-patients and 1.11 million 2021 down 14.5% 8th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients 905,894 2021 down 10.1% 8th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 70.1% 2007 up 10.6% 21st Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 38.7% 2024 down 4.2% 6th Liver cancer death rate 4.27 2022 down 7.3% 50th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 29,269 2021 up 9.7% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108,747 2024 up 886.3% 29th Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 31,211 2021 down 11.1% 1st Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 27,200 2021 down 5.8% 1st Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 — 102nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 unchanged 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 39.6% 2007 unchanged 69th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 2,300 2014 down 62.3% 115th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 — 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 — 86th Public health expenditure share gdp 5.5 2024 up 22.5% 34th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 38 2020 down 9.6% 85th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 14.2% 2023 up 18.5% 31st 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 95 2020 down 4.5% 105th Pancreatic cancer death rate 7.32 2022 down 0.1% 27th Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 4.79 2022 down 13.0% 11th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 6.31 2022 down 25.4% 92nd Taxes as a % of price: total tax 85.3% 2022 up 2.0% 5th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 16.7% 2022 unchanged 26th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 25.0% 2022 up 8.7% 49th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 43.6% 2022 down 0.7% 36th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0072 2023 down 18.2% 47th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 5 2022 down 9.9% 154th Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th Midwifery personnel 3,253 2023 down 0.7% 55th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 498 2024 down 69.7% 41st Personal remittances, paid 422.87 million 2024 up 150.1% 46th Health care - Regions — Active physicians 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 15.5% 13th Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 15.5% 13th Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 5.2 Days 2023 unchanged 29th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 91 2024 down 1.1% 51st Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 91 2024 down 1.1% 51st Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 4.17 2024 down 63.5% 49th Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 0.4277 2017 up 37.2% 31st Death rate from poisonings 0.7 2021 down 12.5% 74th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 73 2021 up 12.3% 83rd ← Previous Page 18 of 22 Next →