Births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Births attended by skilled health staff was 94.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria, 1989–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria is 94.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria peaked at 99.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99.3% | — |
| 1990 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 94.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 94.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 92.3% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Bulgaria was 94.5% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.