Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
119th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2024
All-time low
0.013 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000 uninfected pop.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Bulgaria is 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Bulgaria peaked at 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.013 per 1000 uninfected pop, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 119th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.013 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 0.0139 per 1000 uninfected pop | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.015 per 1000 uninfected pop | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.016 per 1000 uninfected pop | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 per 1000 uninfected pop | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 per 1000 uninfected pop | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 per 1000 uninfected pop | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 per 1000 uninfected pop | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0215 per 1000 uninfected pop | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0224 per 1000 uninfected pop | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0249 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0257 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0266 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0301 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.031 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0312 per 1000 uninfected pop | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0323 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0328 per 1000 uninfected pop | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0338 per 1000 uninfected pop | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.044 per 1000 uninfected pop, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0394 per 1000 uninfected pop, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0177 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.013 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0224 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0233 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.031 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0329 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0312 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 116 Mauritania 0.0374 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 117 Albania 0.0371 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 118 Azerbaijan 0.0356 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 120 Tajikistan 0.0338 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 121 Switzerland 0.033 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 122 Ireland 0.033 per 1000 uninfected pop 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)
- 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 number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Bulgaria?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Bulgaria was 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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