Health in Severozapaden, Bulgaria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 73.9 years in 2024 (75.8 for Bulgaria); the lowest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.
How many doctors are there in the North-West region of Bulgaria?
The Severozapaden (North-West) region had 3,371 physicians at the end of 2024, 514 per 100,000 residents compared with 468 for Bulgaria.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many people are there per GP in the North-West region of Bulgaria?
Severozapaden (North-West) had 468 general practitioners in 2024, one for every 1,400 residents; nationally there was one GP per 1,717 people, and Severozapaden (North-West) ranks the best supplied of 6 statistical regions on GPs per head.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in the North-West region of Bulgaria?
There were 494 dentists in the Severozapaden (North-West) region at the end of 2024 (75 per 100,000 residents, the lowest of 6 statistical regions; national 121).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many nurses are there in the North-West region of Bulgaria?
5,134 nurses, midwives and other health care professionals worked in Severozapaden (North-West) at the end of 2024, 783 per 100,000 people against 692 nationally, or 1.52 for every physician.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in the North-West region of Bulgaria?
The Severozapaden (North-West) region had 40 hospitals and other in-patient medical establishments with 6,358 beds at the end of 2024 (970 beds per 100,000 residents); 28 were multi-profile hospitals and 9 specialised hospitals.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Severozapaden?
Adjusting for age, 2,349.7 people per 100,000 died in 2021 (Bulgaria: 2,131.9; EU: 1,073.4); the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Severozapaden?
Cancer killed 248.3 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 221.3 for Bulgaria as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 253.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Severozapaden?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 1,014.9 per 100,000 in 2023, against 923.1 for Bulgaria as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 1,237.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Severozapaden?
Respiratory diseases caused 77.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 69.9 for Bulgaria as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 49.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Severozapaden?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 8.9 per 100,000 in 2023, against 6.6 for Bulgaria as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 10.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Severozapaden?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 47.1 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 33.9 for Bulgaria as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 42.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Severozapaden?
The infant mortality rate was 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 4.5 for Bulgaria as a whole and 3.5 across the EU; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2014 it was 8.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Severozapaden have?
Hospitals in Severozapaden had 964 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, against 870 for Bulgaria as a whole; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Severozapaden?
Severozapaden had 511 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2024, against 467 for Bulgaria as a whole; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Severozapaden?
Hospitals discharged 25,179 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021 (Bulgaria: 26,295); 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 29,069.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Severozapaden get medical care?
0.8% of people said they could not get a medical examination they needed in 2025 because it was too expensive, too far or the waiting list was too long, compared with 1.0% nationally; 3rd lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 4.1%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Severozapaden?
Road accidents killed 148 people per million residents in 2024, against 74 for Bulgaria as a whole; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2014 it was 134.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Severozapaden?
Women in Severozapaden could expect to live to 78.0 and men to 70.1 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 7.9 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Severozapaden?
People who reached 65 could expect 16.1 more years of life in 2024 (Bulgaria: 16.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Out-patient care in Severozapaden (North-West) was provided by 198 establishments at the end of 2024, including 73 medical centres and 9 diagnostic-consultative centres. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- The number of physicians and dentists in Severozapaden (North-West) went from 3,853 at the end of 2019 to 3,865 at the end of 2024 (+0.3%; Bulgaria +2.6%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Severozapaden compares with other statistical regions
General practitioners per 100,000 residents (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Region | General practitioners per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 71.4 |
| 2 | Severoiztochen | 61.1 |
| 3 | Yugozapaden | 56.3 |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 56.3 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 55.9 |
| 6 | Severen tsentralen | 52.7 |
Dentists per 100,000 residents (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 6 of 6, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Region | Dentists per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 147 |
| 2 | Yugozapaden | 135 |
| 3 | Severoiztochen | 121 |
| 4 | Severen tsentralen | 90 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 88 |
| 6 | Severozapaden | 75 |
Nurses, midwives and other health care professionals per 100,000 residents (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first. At 31 December 2024
| Rank | Region | Nurses, midwives and other health care professionals per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 783 |
| 2 | Yugozapaden | 667 |
| 3 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 663 |
| 4 | Severen tsentralen | 650 |
| 5 | Severoiztochen | 647 |
| 6 | Yugoiztochen | 622 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 2,349.7 |
| 2 | Severen tsentralen | 2,261.5 |
| 3 | Severoiztochen | 2,126.3 |
| 4 | Yugoiztochen | 2,099.0 |
| 5 | Yugozapaden | 2,069.5 |
| 6 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 2,022.9 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 248.3 |
| 2 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 240.1 |
| 3 | Severoiztochen | 228.9 |
| 4 | Severen tsentralen | 222.6 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 214.7 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 194.2 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 1,014.9 |
| 2 | Yugoiztochen | 987.4 |
| 3 | Severen tsentralen | 963.9 |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 939.4 |
| 5 | Severoiztochen | 930.5 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 823.6 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozapaden ranks 3 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severen tsentralen | 87.7 |
| 2 | Yugozapaden | 82.7 |
| 3 | Severozapaden | 77.3 |
| 4 | Yugoiztochen | 70.5 |
| 5 | Severoiztochen | 68.3 |
| 6 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 37.3 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozapaden ranks 3 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severen tsentralen | 9.3 |
| 2 | Severoiztochen | 9.0 |
| 3 | Severozapaden | 8.9 |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 8.7 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 8.2 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 1.6 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 47.1 |
| 2 | Severen tsentralen | 41.8 |
| 3 | Severoiztochen | 36.6 |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 33.8 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 31.2 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 24.5 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 5.9 |
| 2 | Yugoiztochen | 5.8 |
| 3 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 5.7 |
| 4 | Severen tsentralen | 5.0 |
| 5 | Severoiztochen | 4.6 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 2.4 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 964 |
| 2 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 924 |
| 3 | Severen tsentralen | 798 |
| 4 | Yugoiztochen | 797 |
| 5 | Yugozapaden | 792 |
| 6 | Severoiztochen | 605 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 511 |
| 2 | Yugozapaden | 494 |
| 3 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 447 |
| 4 | Severoiztochen | 427 |
| 5 | Yugoiztochen | 388 |
| 6 | Severen tsentralen | 372 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Severozapaden ranks 3 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 34,451 |
| 2 | Yugozapaden | 29,997 |
| 3 | Severozapaden | 25,179 |
| 4 | Yugoiztochen | 22,232 |
| 5 | Severen tsentralen | 19,286 |
| 6 | Severoiztochen | 16,640 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Severozapaden ranks 4 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severoiztochen | 4.2% |
| 2 | Severen tsentralen | 1.1% |
| 3 | Yugoiztochen | 0.8% |
| 4 | Severozapaden | 0.8% |
| 5 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 0.6% |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 0.1% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Severozapaden ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 148 |
| 2 | Severoiztochen | 83 |
| 3 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 80 |
| 4 | Yugoiztochen | 79 |
| 5 | Severen tsentralen | 76 |
| 6 | Yugozapaden | 40 |
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