Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) was 11.03 million in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
11.03 million
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
14th
of 37 countries
All-time high
13.97 million
in 2000
All-time low
10.33 million
in 2020
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical in Bulgaria, 2000–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201020212000: 14.0M2001: 13.0M2002: 12.5M2003: 12.4M2004: 12.9M2005: 13.2M2006: 12.5M2007: 12.5M2008: 12.4M2009: 12.7M2010: 11.7M2011: 11.7M2015: 12.3M2016: 11.9M2017: 12.3M2018: 12.6M2019: 12.4M2020: 10.3M2021: 11.0M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Bulgaria is 11.03 million, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Bulgaria peaked at 13.97 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.33 million, in 2020.

Bulgaria ranks 14th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Hospital days: total historical data (1999-2021) in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 13.97 million —
2001 12.96 million -7.2%
2002 12.45 million -3.9%
2003 12.43 million -0.2%
2004 12.89 million +3.7%
2005 13.23 million +2.7%
2006 12.45 million -5.9%
2007 12.45 million +0.0%
2008 12.45 million -0.0%
2009 12.73 million +2.3%
2010 11.66 million -8.4%
2011 11.70 million +0.3%
2015 12.29 million +5.0%
2016 11.92 million -3.0%
2017 12.34 million +3.5%
2018 12.55 million +1.7%
2019 12.39 million -1.3%
2020 10.33 million -16.6%
2021 11.03 million +6.7%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 11.03 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.51 million, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 11.03 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.96 million, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.80 million 12.43 million 13.97 million 10
2010s 12.12 million 11.66 million 12.55 million 7
2020s 10.68 million 10.33 million 11.03 million 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 11 Czechia 15.96 million compare
  2. 12 Hungary 11.72 million compare
  3. 13 Switzerland 11.60 million compare
  4. 15 Belgium 10.04 million compare
  5. 16 Sweden 7.51 million compare
  6. 17 Portugal 6.41 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Bulgaria?
Hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical in Bulgaria was 11.03 million in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 13.97 million in 2000.
What is the lowest hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 10.33 million in 2020.
How does Bulgaria rank for hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical?
Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital days of in-patients by nuts 2 region - total - historical rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Hospital days of in-patients by NUTS 2 region - total - historical data (1999-2021)
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216 places, 2,675 data points, 1999–2021
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