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
Hospital discharges by diagnosis, in-patients, per 100 000 in Bulgaria, 2000–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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.
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