International Comparisons of Bulgaria’s Health System Performance

World Bank

International Comparisons of Bulgaria’s Health System Performance

2015

World Bank

Relative 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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Publisher

World Bank, Washington, DC

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Care systems; Causes of death; Care; Mortality rate; Premature death; Ministry of health; Medical staff; Disability; Health system performance; Life expectancies; Health status; Expenditures; Progress; Mortality ratio; Prevention; Revenues; International comparisons; Adult population; Financial risk; Informal payments; Private spending; Infant deaths; Inpatient care; Life expectancy; Infant mortality; Maternal mortality; Quality of care; Health care systems; Health system; Economic growth rates; Deaths; Revenue collection; Financial risk protection; Revenue; Capita health spending; Live births; Quality of health care; Exchange rates; Per; Nurse; Quality of health; Smokers; Midwives; Risk factor; Financial protection; Transparency; Public health expenditure; Income countries; Tax revenues; Government spending; Health expenditure per capita; Reducing maternal mortality; Insurance funds; Patient satisfaction; Citizens; Injuries; Hospital beds; Health sector; Tax revenue; Local governments; Health financing; Health indicators; Public; Midwife; Patients’ rights; Long-term care; Tax; Private insurance; Risks; Health outcomes; Health expenditure; Epidemiological transition; Nurses; Tax rates; Macroeconomic conditions; Maternal mortality ratio; Pocket payments; Respect; Physician; Global health; Local government revenues; Governments; Dental care; Infant mortality rate; Public health spending; Public spending; Burden of disease; Health workers; Health spending

Language

English

Type

Working Paper; Economic & Sector Work; Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study

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