Medical doctors in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Medical doctors was 43.92 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.92
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
24th
of 187 countries
All-time high
43.92
in 2023
All-time low
30.77
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Medical doctors in Bulgaria, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 43.92 for medical doctors in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bulgaria peaked at 43.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.77, in 1991.
Bulgaria ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7 | 30.77 | 35.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.92 | 34.29 | 37.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.17 | 37.47 | 42.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.23 | 42.77 | 43.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 21 Sweden 44.74 compare
- 22 Spain 44.29 compare
- 23 San Marino 44.05 compare
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 43.18 compare
- 26 Czechia 42.39 compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 42.34 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2224 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Bulgaria?
- Medical doctors in Bulgaria was 43.92 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.77 in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank for medical doctors?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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