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Health Stats: compare key data on Bulgaria & United States

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STAT Bulgaria United States HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 172nd.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 131st. 56% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.1
Ranked 55th.
28
Ranked 18th. 3% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Future births 37.39
Ranked 133th.
5,124.49
Ranked 4th. 137 times more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.92%
Ranked 57th.
1.99%
Ranked 33th. 4% more than Bulgaria

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 6.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 91% more than United States
3.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Life expectancy > Men 70 years
Ranked 64th.
76 years
Ranked 30th. 9% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 73.59 years
Ranked 110th.
78.37 years
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.8
Ranked 71st.
81.1
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 70.7
Ranked 91st.
76.3
Ranked 42nd. 8% more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.16
Ranked 86th.
78.64
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Bulgaria

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 55% more than United States
2.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 31st.

Probability of not reaching 60 18.8%
Ranked 15th. 47% more than United States
12.8%
Ranked 24th.
Probability of reaching 65 > Male 64.2%
Ranked 82nd.
77.4%
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Bulgaria
Quality of health care system > Cost 70.65
Ranked 8th. 54% more than United States
45.81
Ranked 41st.
Quality of health care system > Health care system index 59.88
Ranked 16th.
69.03
Ranked 23th. 15% more than Bulgaria
Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 129
Ranked 93th.
133
Ranked 86th. 3% more than Bulgaria
Infant mortality rate > Total 16.68 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 103th. 3 times more than United States
6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 90-100
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.31 births per woman
Ranked 163th.
2.05 births per woman
Ranked 117th. 56% more than Bulgaria

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 0.044 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
3.27 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 74 times more than Bulgaria

Abortions 97,023
Ranked 8th.
1.21 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Bulgaria
Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 10.5
Ranked 128th. 75% more than United States
6
Ranked 151st.

Life expectancy > Women 77 years
Ranked 51st.
81 years
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Bulgaria
Quality of health care system > Skill and competence of medical staff 61.46
Ranked 12th.
74.69
Ranked 16th. 22% more than Bulgaria
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 0.1%
Ranked 111th.
0.6%
Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Quality of health care system > Short waiting times 38.04
Ranked 17th.
60.5
Ranked 10th. 59% more than Bulgaria
Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 6.4
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States
3.1
Ranked 37th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 23.77
Ranked 100th.
27.82
Ranked 5th. 17% more than Bulgaria
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 3,800
Ranked 118th.
1.2 million
Ranked 8th. 316 times more than Bulgaria

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 42.88 births
Ranked 90th.
49.83 births
Ranked 83th. 16% more than Bulgaria

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 83.5%
Ranked 48th.
85.7%
Ranked 33th. 3% more than Bulgaria
Abortions per 1000 12.4
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
4.17
Ranked 6th.
Quality of health care system > Modern equipment 72.22
Ranked 13th.
95.58
Ranked 11th. 32% more than Bulgaria
Deaths > Deaths of infants 536
Ranked 12th.
24,548
Ranked 3rd. 46 times more than Bulgaria

Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 250.8$
Ranked 68th.
6,096.2$
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Bulgaria

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $521.53
Ranked 72nd.
$8,607.88
Ranked 4th. 17 times more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 40.6
Ranked 4th. 19% more than United States
34.2
Ranked 18th.

Quality of health care system > Accuracy and completeness in filling out reports 52.27
Ranked 18th.
74.35
Ranked 11th. 42% more than Bulgaria
Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 32
Ranked 120th. 9 times more than United States
3.6
Ranked 196th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 9.6
Ranked 32nd.
13.5
Ranked 24th. 41% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 11 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 147th.
21 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 131st. 91% more than Bulgaria

Maternal mortality 15 per 100,000
Ranked 106th. 88% more than United States
8 per 100,000
Ranked 119th.
Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 3.67
Ranked 14th. 37% more than United States
2.67
Ranked 13th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 5,767.51
Ranked 88th.
36,945.6
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Death rates > Children under 5 10
Ranked 134th. 28% more than United States
7.8
Ranked 139th.

Death rates > Women 90.59
Ranked 110th. 11% more than United States
81.46
Ranked 121st.

Quality of health care system > Speed in delivering examinations and reports 56.25
Ranked 12th.
69.57
Ranked 14th. 24% more than Bulgaria
Death rates > Men 212.98
Ranked 77th. 51% more than United States
141.23
Ranked 129th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths 100
Ranked 100th.
17,000
Ranked 18th. 170 times more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total 31,716
Ranked 12th.
825,564
Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Bulgaria

Quality of health care system > Friendliness and courtesy of staff 42.39
Ranked 19th.
74.92
Ranked 11th. 77% more than Bulgaria
Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 200
Ranked 75th. Twice as much as United States
100
Ranked 147th.

Births and maternity > Number of births 70,846
Ranked 15th.
4.13 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 72.56 years
Ranked 73th.
77.71 years
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Bulgaria

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.013 per 1,000 people
Ranked 92nd.
0.048 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy > Male 69.78
Ranked 85th.
76
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Bulgaria

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.71
Ranked 51st.
9.81
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Quality of health care system > Convenient location 75
Ranked 11th.
80.1
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Bulgaria
Access to sanitation 92%
Ranked 46th.
100%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Bulgaria
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 42.13 billion
Ranked 75th.
11.51 trillion
Ranked 21st. 273 times more than Bulgaria

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 0.501
Ranked 117th.
3.91
Ranked 61st. 8 times more than Bulgaria

Death rates > Infants 8.3
Ranked 134th. 22% more than United States
6.8
Ranked 139th.

Life expectancy at birth > Female 77.41 years
Ranked 94th.
80.93 years
Ranked 52nd. 5% more than Bulgaria

Life expectancy > Female 77.03
Ranked 67th.
81
Ranked 34th. 5% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 45
Ranked 108th.
52
Ranked 83th. 16% more than Bulgaria
Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 499
Ranked 65th.
5,274
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Bulgaria
Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total per thousand people 4.32
Ranked 6th. 59% more than United States
2.71
Ranked 27th.

Spending > Per person 62
Ranked 82nd.
4,271
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than Bulgaria
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 8.8%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States
3.9%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 292.04
Ranked 18th.
447.29
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Bulgaria

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.1%
Ranked 126th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 7 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 95%
Ranked 80th. 6% more than United States
90%
Ranked 119th.

Life expectancy at birth > Male 69.99 years
Ranked 117th.
75.92 years
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Bulgaria

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 2.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
4.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 18th. 73% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 76.3 years
Ranked 67th.
80.67 years
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Bulgaria

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 64.6
Ranked 49th.
69.3
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (76.80-77.20) (80.50-80.60)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 529
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States
179
Ranked 162nd.
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.68
Ranked 21st.
9.81
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > All births of boys 35,662
Ranked 22nd.
2.11 million
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Bulgaria

Health spending per capita 384.29
Ranked 70th.
7,284.7
Ranked 4th. 19 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 21.01
Ranked 148th.
27
Ranked 10th. 29% more than Bulgaria
Suicide rate > Young males 15.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
21.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 15th. 42% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 69 years
Ranked 82nd.
74.89 years
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Bulgaria

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 20
Ranked 115th. 10 times more than United States
2
Ranked 165th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 42
Ranked 139th.
50
Ranked 122nd. 19% more than Bulgaria
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.0125
Ranked 91st.
0.0554
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 71.46
Ranked 85th.
83.35
Ranked 27th. 17% more than Bulgaria

Drug access 80%
Ranked 66th.
95%
Ranked 15th. 19% more than Bulgaria
Infant mortality > Female babies 10.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 133th. 59% more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 155th.

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 733
Ranked 72nd. 63% more than United States
450
Ranked 156th.
Suicide rate > Young females 5.6 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 47% more than United States
3.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 26th.
Deaths > Deaths of infants per million people 73.38
Ranked 11th.
79.36
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Twin births 2,146
Ranked 17th.
137,217
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than Bulgaria

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 86.56
Ranked 56th.
88.79
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Bulgaria

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $800.29
Ranked 56th.
$7,289.82
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.53
Ranked 41st.
28.64
Ranked 6th. 8% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 72
Ranked 59th.
77
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Bulgaria
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 9.64
Ranked 31st.
13.46
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Bulgaria

Intestinal diseases death rate 0.56%
Ranked 117th.
7.35%
Ranked 84th. 13 times more than Bulgaria
Health services > Outpatient visits per capita 5.4
Ranked 27th.
9
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Bulgaria

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 38.98 per 100,000 people
Ranked 123th. 9 times more than United States
4.53 per 100,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (men) 23.1%
Ranked 2nd.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.776
Ranked 64th.
0.863
Ranked 33th. 11% more than Bulgaria
Deaths > Deaths of infant boys 349
Ranked 19th.
13,698
Ranked 2nd. 39 times more than Bulgaria

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants per million people 25.72
Ranked 12th.
166.98
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Deaths > Deaths of infant boys per million people 47.49
Ranked 18th. 7% more than United States
44.28
Ranked 24th.

Teen birth rate 59
Ranked 2nd.
64
Ranked 1st. 8% more than Bulgaria
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 91
Ranked 130th. 14% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 9 16
Smoking rate > Women 38
Ranked 4th. Twice as much as United States
19
Ranked 47th.
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 1,080
Ranked 97th.
4,864
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Bulgaria
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 99.5%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 16th.

Births and maternity > Caesarean birth rate 31%
Ranked 12th. The same as United States
31%
Ranked 13th.

Contraception 86%
Ranked 1st. 13% more than United States
76%
Ranked 8th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 96th.
0.0
Ranked 99th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 13.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 114th. 2 times more than United States
5.37 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 171st.

Births and maternity > Triplet births per million people 9.39
Ranked 13th.
19.25
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Red Cross donations 25,000
Ranked 32nd.
221.26 million
Ranked 1st. 8850 times more than Bulgaria
Tobacco > Male smoking rate 47.5
Ranked 22nd. 81% more than United States
26.3
Ranked 95th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Legal
Deaths > Deaths of infant girls 252
Ranked 20th.
10,850
Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Bulgaria

Deaths > Urban deaths of infants 412
Ranked 13th.
42,750
Ranked 2nd. 104 times more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Single births 68,631
Ranked 21st.
3.99 million
Ranked 1st. 58 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Measles cases 1
Ranked 107th.
30
Ranked 69th. 30 times more than Bulgaria
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 27.8
Ranked 20th. 29% more than United States
21.5
Ranked 43th.
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 13
Ranked 129th.
24
Ranked 116th. 85% more than Bulgaria

Red Cross donations per capita 0.00306
Ranked 33th.
0.784
Ranked 13th. 256 times more than Bulgaria
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 66.8
Ranked 49th.
71.3
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Bulgaria
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 91
Ranked 130th. 14% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 141
Ranked 99th. 9 times more than United States
16.15
Ranked 162nd.
Diseases > Obesity > Obesity rate (women) 23.1%
Ranked 2nd.
33.2%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than Bulgaria
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 62.5
Ranked 52nd.
67.2
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Bulgaria
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 5,800
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than United States
2,100
Ranked 47th.
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 9.44
Ranked 181st.
13.79
Ranked 135th. 46% more than Bulgaria

Spending > Public 3.9% (1999) 5.7% (1999)
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 91%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United States
86.96%
Ranked 50th.

Infant mortality > Male babies 14.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than United States
6.8 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 163th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 76
Ranked 53th.
80
Ranked 32nd. 5% more than Bulgaria
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 91
Ranked 130th. 14% more than United States
80
Ranked 145th.

Caesarian birth rate 17%
Ranked 7th.
23%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Bulgaria
Respiratory disease child death rate 19.52 40.43 (est)
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Legal
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 691.8
Ranked 4th. 291 times more than United States
2.37
Ranked 74th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Legal Legal
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 132nd.
20
Ranked 42nd.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 95th.
0.0
Ranked 98th.
Diseases > Pertussis cases 269
Ranked 35th.
8,739
Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Bulgaria
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than United States
8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd.
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 267
Ranked 71st.
2,368
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Bulgaria
Spending > Private 0.2%
Ranked 141st.
7.1%
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Bulgaria
Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 90%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United States
87%
Ranked 42nd.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 11.28%
Ranked 98th.
19.8%
Ranked 12th. 76% more than Bulgaria

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.02%
Ranked 78th.
8.2%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 18th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 21st.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 97%
Ranked 45th.
100%
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Bulgaria

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 57th. The same as United States
96%
Ranked 58th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 33,459
Ranked 22nd.
2.02 million
Ranked 1st. 60 times more than Bulgaria

Disease prevention > Immunisation against tetanus > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 83th.
95%
Ranked 76th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Disease prevention > Immunisation > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 53th. 4% more than United States
92%
Ranked 92nd.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 32nd.

Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 42.61
Ranked 106th. 9 times more than United States
4.76
Ranked 179th.

Public health spending > % of GDP 4.2%
Ranked 65th.
7.14%
Ranked 17th. 70% more than Bulgaria

Deaths > Rural deaths of infants 189
Ranked 12th.
33,513
Ranked 2nd. 177 times more than Bulgaria

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 10th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Rubella cases 88
Ranked 38th. 8 times more than United States
11
Ranked 70th.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 98.4%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than United States
25.4%
Ranked 180th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 78.87%
Ranked 24th.
100%
Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Bulgaria
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 7th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 9th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 100
Ranked 6th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 8th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 9th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 12th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 0.9%
Ranked 87th.
65.7%
Ranked 4th. 73 times more than Bulgaria
Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 1st.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 57.17%
Ranked 105th. 26% more than United States
45.54%
Ranked 139th.

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 8.9%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than United States
7.8%
Ranked 12th.

Health expenditure, total > % of GDP 7.27%
Ranked 76th.
17.85%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 131st.
0.0664
Ranked 116th.
% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 94
Ranked 74th. The same as United States
94
Ranked 75th.
Infant mortality rate > Male 19.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than United States
6.72 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 169th.

Public health spending > % of government spending 10.74%
Ranked 91st.
19.45%
Ranked 6th. 81% more than Bulgaria

Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 43.8%
Ranked 13th. 82% more than United States
24.1%
Ranked 28th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 29.7%
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than United States
5.7%
Ranked 131st.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 8th. The same as United States
100
Ranked 10th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 7.4%
Ranked 55th.
14.6%
Ranked 1st. 97% more than Bulgaria
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 90
Ranked 85th.
91
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Bulgaria
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 89.58%
Ranked 27th. 5% more than United States
85.12%
Ranked 33th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 94
Ranked 74th. 4% more than United States
90
Ranked 96th.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions > % of total 2.74%
Ranked 181st.
6.05%
Ranked 149th. 2 times more than Bulgaria
Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.0
Ranked 144th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 79.8%
Ranked 75th.
85.5%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Bulgaria

% immunized 1-year-old children > HepB3 93
Ranked 47th. 6% more than United States
88
Ranked 60th.
Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 79.62%
Ranked 91st. 31% more than United States
60.73%
Ranked 153th.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 99%
Ranked 28th.
100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Bulgaria

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 55.31%
Ranked 112th. 20% more than United States
45.94%
Ranked 138th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 99.2%
Ranked 25th. About the same as United States
99%
Ranked 8th.

Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.61%
Ranked 56th.
6.88%
Ranked 21st. 49% more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 6.66%
Ranked 113th.
9.35%
Ranked 60th. 40% more than Bulgaria
Dead organ donors 2.7
Ranked 27th.
25.97
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Bulgaria
Diseases > Mumps cases 5,299
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than United States
715
Ranked 35th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Life expectancy > 95% range (76.80-77.20) (80.50-80.60)
Deaths > Urban deaths of infants per million people 56.07
Ranked 11th.
213
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 11.49
Ranked 25th. 315 times more than United States
0.0365
Ranked 103th.
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 26.68%
Ranked 68th. 21 times more than United States
1.3%
Ranked 10th.
Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 93.75%
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United States
86.57%
Ranked 46th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 20.7%
Ranked 135th. 5% more than United States
19.8%
Ranked 137th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 0.1%
Ranked 128th.
0.6%
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Bulgaria

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 42%
Ranked 13th.
64.2%
Ranked 7th. 53% more than Bulgaria

Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 96%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than United States
93%
Ranked 83th.

Private health spending > % of GDP 3.15%
Ranked 48th.
8.54%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Bulgaria

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 13.6%
Ranked 2nd. 70% more than United States
8%
Ranked 9th.

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 69
Ranked 60th.
75
Ranked 28th. 9% more than Bulgaria
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 0.0
Ranked 25th.
435
Ranked 2nd.

Births and maternity > Triplet births 69
Ranked 14th.
5,905
Ranked 1st. 86 times more than Bulgaria

Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 35.12
Ranked 29th. 21% more than United States
29.01
Ranked 32nd.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 4.58
Ranked 37th.
6.57
Ranked 35th. 44% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 9.34
Ranked 28th.
13
Ranked 14th. 39% more than Bulgaria

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 4.88
Ranked 35th.
6.89
Ranked 36th. 41% more than Bulgaria

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 10%
Ranked 71st. Twice as much as United States
5%
Ranked 116th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 11th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 13th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than United States
99%
Ranked 48th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 16th. The same as United States
100%
Ranked 18th.

Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 95%
Ranked 84th. The same as United States
95%
Ranked 85th.

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 94%
Ranked 80th. 2% more than United States
92%
Ranked 107th.

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 3.39%
Ranked 39th.
8.52%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Bulgaria

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 0.1
Ranked 107th.
0.6
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Bulgaria
Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 43.25%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than United States
11.29%
Ranked 169th.

Health expenditure, private > % of GDP 3.25%
Ranked 56th.
9.65%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Bulgaria

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