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