International Comparisons of Bulgaria’s Health System Performance

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2015-12-08T22:12:13Z
dc.date2015-12-08T22:12:13Z
dc.date2015-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:51:08Z
dc.descriptionRelative to other comparable income and health spending countries, Bulgaria has more physicians per capita. Bulgaria’s physician to population ratio increased from 2.5 in 1980 to 3.8 physicians per 1000 population in 2011. The physician to population ratio is comparable to the EU-12 average of 3.8 physicians per 1000 population in 2012 but is higher than the EU-15 average of 3.1 physicians per 1000 population in 2012. Bulgaria has achieved significant improvements in health outcomes over time but is still falling behind most EU countries on key health indicators. Infant mortality decreased from 24.5 in 1980 to 10.5 per 1,000 live births in 2012 (Figure 5). Infant mortality in Bulgaria is slightly lower relative to other comparable income and health spending countries. Despite the significant reduction, however, Bulgaria’s infant mortality rate is still more than three times higher than the EU-15 average of 3.2 infant deaths per 1000 live births and almost twice as high as the EU-12 average of 5.5 infant deaths per 1000 live births. More significant improvements were achieved in reducing maternal mortality, which fell from 24 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2010. The maternal mortality ratio in Bulgaria is low compared to the global averages relative to income and health spending. Bulgaria has surpassed the EU-12 average of 11.3 deaths per 100,000 live births and is approaching the EU-15 average of 7.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25465330/international-comparisons-bulgaria’s-health-system-performance-background-paper
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23246
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/23246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411955
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPHYSICIAN
dc.subjectSTROKE
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPREVENTION
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectREDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectSPENDING
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectINFORMAL PAYMENTS
dc.subjectHEALTH WORKERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE INSURANCE
dc.subjectHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectPOCKET PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE FUNDS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectCAUSES OF DEATH
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectRISK FACTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectAGING
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectDENTAL CARE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectGLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subjectPER
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RISK PROTECTION
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectPATIENT SATISFACTION
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCIES
dc.subjectLONG-TERM CARE
dc.subjectMEDICAL EQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectPATIENTS’ RIGHTS
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectBEDS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectCARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectBURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectMEDICAL STAFF
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATIO
dc.subjectEVALUATION
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectINPATIENT CARE
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SPENDING
dc.subjectHOSPITAL BEDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RISK
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCAPITA HEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION
dc.subjectINFANT DEATHS
dc.titleInternational Comparisons of Bulgaria’s Health System Performance
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
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