Perceived health status in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Perceived health status was 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025. ▼ Falling
Perceived health status in Bulgaria, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same age.
Analysis
In 2025, perceived health status in Bulgaria stood at 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perceived health status in Bulgaria peaked at 13.9 Percentage of population in the same age in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.4 Percentage of population in the same age, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.45 Percentage of population in the same age | 13 Percentage of population in the same age | 13.9 Percentage of population in the same age | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.43 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 12.3 Percentage of population in the same age | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 7.4 Percentage of population in the same age | 9.2 Percentage of population in the same age | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 11 Denmark 8.1 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 12 Sweden 8 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 14 Austria 7.6 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 15 Iceland 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age compare
- 15 Spain 7.5 Percentage of population in the same age 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, male, annual growth rate -0.1347 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4839 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perceived health status in Bulgaria?
- Perceived health status in Bulgaria was 7.9 Percentage of population in the same age in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest perceived health status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 Percentage of population in the same age in 2008.
- What is the lowest perceived health status recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 Percentage of population in the same age in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for perceived health status?
- Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perceived health status rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Perceived health status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on perceived health status (percentage of the population, aged 15 years old and over who report their health to be ‘good/very good' (or excellent) (all positive response categories), ‘fair’ (not good, not bad), ‘bad/very bad’ (all negative response categories). It also includes data on perceived health status by age and gender (percentage of the population who report their health to be 'good/very good' (or excellent), for various age groups). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.