Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.0764 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.0764 for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0764 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0215, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0325 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0362 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0402 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0442 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0537 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0579 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 | -55.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0215 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0292 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0313 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0358 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0381 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0451 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0522 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0543 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0566 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.061 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0631 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0653 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0675 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.069 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0711 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0726 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0746 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0764 | +2.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0764 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0764 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0829, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -55.6% | 0.0579 | 0.0257 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0384 | 0.0215 | 0.0579 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 | 0.0252 | 0.0451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0576 | 0.0475 | 0.0675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0727 | 0.069 | 0.0764 | 5 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Bulgaria was 0.0764 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0764 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Bulgaria ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously uninfected population ages 15 49. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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