Bulgaria vs Colombia: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories

Bulgaria
2.18 million Discharges
in 2023
Colombia
2.32 million Discharges
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
14th
Colombia rank
13th

Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Colombia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M200920162024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.32 million Discharges against 2.18 million Discharges in Bulgaria, a difference of 146,750 Discharges.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 34 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Colombia Difference Ahead
2010s 2.41 million Discharges 2.81 million Discharges 402,725 Discharges Colombia
2020s 2.08 million Discharges 3.15 million Discharges 1.07 million Discharges Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Bulgaria or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2.32 million Discharges against 2.18 million Discharges in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Bulgaria and Colombia?
146,750 Discharges, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Colombia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Colombia rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
Bulgaria ranks 14th and Colombia ranks 13th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Colombia: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/bulgaria/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/bulgaria/colombia/">Bulgaria vs Colombia: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Unit
Discharges
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 1,040 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

A hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital. The list of diagnostic categories is based on the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT). Click here to see the complete shortlist with ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.