Health in Bulgaria

1,156 indicators covering health for Bulgaria.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maternal mortality vs births attended by health staff 7.09 2020 down 31.2% 156th
Maternal mortality vs neonatal mortality 7.09 2020 down 31.2% 156th
Maternal deaths by income group 4.25 2020 down 47.1% 148th
Maternal mortality vs fertility 7.09 2020 down 31.2% 156th
Maternal deaths ihme 4.25 2020 down 47.1% 148th
Maternal mortality ratio vs mean daily income 7.09 2020 down 31.2% 155th
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 90.0% 2025 up 3.4% 93rd
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 92.0% 2025 up 1.1% 82nd
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% 2025 down 4.3% 104th
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 89.0% 2025 down 3.3% 96th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 82.0% 2025 down 5.7% 102nd
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 97.0% 2025 up 4.3% 65th
Implementation of tools to monitor economic and environmental tourism 6 2022 unchanged 29th
New HIV infections 0.1 2025 unchanged 70th
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 5.5% 2024 down 19.1% 123rd
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 17 2024 down 26.7% 113th
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 16.8 2024 down 9.2% 117th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 5.5% 2024 unchanged 80th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1.4 2018 unchanged 16th
Mean total cholesterol, crude 5.2 2018 down 1.9% 3rd
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.6 2018 down 7.7% 29th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1.4 2018 unchanged 18th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.8 2018 down 5.0% 7th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 5 2018 down 3.8% 10th
Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 4.5 2024 down 40.8% 9th
Prevalence of anemia among children 24.1% 2019 down 5.9% 111th
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 75.8 2024 up 1.9% 37th
Births attended by skilled health staff 94.5% 2021 down 5.0% 113th
Births attended by health staff sdgs 94.5 2021 down 5.0% 113th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 58 2021 down 23.7% 123rd
Adolescent mortality rate 0.8517 2021 down 28.2% 140th
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV 4,000 2024 up 66.7% 115th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 38.7% 2024 down 4.2% 7th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 36.7% 2024 up 5.5% 4th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 40.6% 2024 down 11.5% 38th
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 86.0% 2025 down 10.4% 117th
Physicians 4.33 per 1,000 people 2022 up 11.9% 23rd
Physicians per 1000 people 4.33 2022 up 11.9% 23rd
Share of the population infected with hiv 0.1148 2024 up 74.3% 117th
Global vaccination coverage 94 2024 down 1.1% 61st
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 96.0% 2024 up 7.9% 66th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 5.74 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 34.0% 132nd
Infant mortality rate 4.65 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 35.9% 135th
Neonatal mortality rate 2.58 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 39.5% 146th
Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 238 2024 down 54.0% 17th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 830 2024 down 69.3% 126th
Incidence of tuberculosis 12 2024 down 68.4% 136th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 4 2024 down 33.3% 147th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 94 2024 down 32.9% 117th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 1.4 2024 down 26.3% 115th
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 1 2024 down 50.0% 144th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 12 2024 up 140.0% 81st
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 5.7 2025 up 35.2% 84th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 12 2024 down 68.4% 142nd
Tuberculosis deaths region 95 2024 down 32.1% 120th
Tuberculosis death rate 1.4 2024 down 26.3% 132nd
Tuberculosis deaths who 95 2024 down 32.1% 120th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 62.9% 2024 up 15.3% 32nd
Tuberculosis incidence 12 per 100,000 people 2024 down 68.4% 128th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 0.47 2024 up 113.6% 155th