Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients was 29,269 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
29,269
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
34,584
in 2019
All-time low
14,456
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201020212000: 14.5k2001: 14.8k2002: 16.0k2003: 17.0k2004: 18.9k2005: 20.9k2006: 21.5k2007: 22.7k2008: 23.9k2009: 25.8k2010: 25.7k2011: 26.7k2012: 27.9k2013: 30.6k2014: 32.2k2015: 32.1k2016: 31.7k2017: 32.9k2018: 34.2k2019: 34.6k2020: 28.3k2021: 29.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria is 29,269, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria peaked at 34,584 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,456, in 2000.

That places Bulgaria 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Hospital discharges: historical data … 100 1995-2021 in-patients in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021) in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 14,456 —
2001 14,786 +2.3%
2002 15,970 +8.0%
2003 17,047 +6.7%
2004 18,938 +11.1%
2005 20,857 +10.1%
2006 21,474 +3.0%
2007 22,655 +5.5%
2008 23,946 +5.7%
2009 25,826 +7.8%
2010 25,677 -0.6%
2011 26,689 +3.9%
2012 27,932 +4.7%
2013 30,572 +9.5%
2014 32,161 +5.2%
2015 32,083 -0.2%
2016 31,687 -1.2%
2017 32,946 +4.0%
2018 34,189 +3.8%
2019 34,584 +1.2%
2020 28,322 -18.1%
2021 29,269 +3.3%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 29,269 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14,368, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 29,269 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,430, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,596 14,456 25,826 10
2010s 30,852 25,677 34,584 10
2020s 28,795 28,322 29,269 2

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 2 Lithuania 23,230 compare
  2. 2 Lithuania 23,230 compare
  3. 4 Germany 21,790 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

More health data for Bulgaria

All data for Bulgaria →

Frequently asked questions

What is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria?
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria was 29,269 in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 34,584 in 2019.
What is the lowest hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 14,456 in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000?
Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-in-patients-per-100-000-inhabitants-historical-data-1995/bulgaria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/hospital-discharges-by-diagnosis-in-patients-per-100-000-inhabitants-historical-data-1995/bulgaria/">Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 inhabitants - historical data (1995-2021)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 571 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed