Nursing personnel in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Nursing personnel was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 85 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2015
All-time low
99.2%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Nursing personnel in Bulgaria, 2015–2023

0204060801002015201920232015: 99.62016: 99.62017: 99.42018: 99.42019: 99.52020: 99.42021: 99.42022: 99.32023: 99.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 99.2% for nursing personnel in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Bulgaria peaked at 99.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2023.

Bulgaria ranks 2nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 5
2020s 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 4

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 1 Cook Islands 90.7%
  2. 1 Latvia 99.5% compare
  3. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 98.0%
  4. 4 Czechia 96.9% compare
  5. 5 Antigua and Barbuda 96.8% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nursing personnel in Bulgaria?
Nursing personnel in Bulgaria was 99.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
How does Bulgaria rank for nursing personnel?
Bulgaria ranks 2nd out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nursing personnel (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
86 places, 766 data points, 1999–2024
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