Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy was 11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 11 for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria peaked at 16 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 104th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2014 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 7 | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 12 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 12 | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 11 | -8.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25, 44% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +366.7% | 3 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 3 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria?
- Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Bulgaria was 11 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2014.
- What is the lowest reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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