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HEALTH PROFILE: Bulgaria

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Bulgaria BULGARIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Bulgaria
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Bulgaria BULGARIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    Bulgaria BULGARIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    Bulgaria BULGARIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
      Deaths %
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    39. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    40. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    Bulgaria BULGARIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
      Rate World Rank
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    Bulgaria BULGARIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    12.5
    8
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    39.1
    29.8
    47
    5
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    25.5
    24.3
    29
    86
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.37
    81
    Bulgaria BULGARIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    Bulgaria BULGARIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    6.919m
    105
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.95
    148
    Population 0-14
    14.5%
    177
    Population 15-64
    65.4%
    91
    Population 65 +
    20.1%
    19
    Birth Rate / 1000
    8.05
    184
    Death Rate / 1000
    14.41
    5
    Fertility Rate
    1.49
    176
    Infant Mortality
    8.14
    139
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.06
    52
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.06
    54
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    41
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.67
    166
    Net Migration
    -0.29
    96
    Population Growth
    -0.67%
    187
    Literacy Total
    98.4%
    58
    Literacy Male
    98.7%
    44
    Literacy Female
    98.1%
    43
    Unemployment
    5.7%
    109
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    75.1
    75
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.3
    64
    GDP per Capita USD
    $22,400
    59

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,339,782
    38,746
    4/1/24
    Bulgaria COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Bulgaria causes.

     
     
    Bulgaria COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Bulgaria COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.