Health in Yuzhen tsentralen, Bulgaria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 76.1 years in 2024 (75.8 for Bulgaria); 2nd highest of 6 regions in Bulgaria.
How many doctors are there in the South-Central region of Bulgaria?
At the end of 2024, 5,850 physicians worked in the Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) region, which is 448 for every 100,000 people (national rate 468).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many people are there per GP in the South-Central region of Bulgaria?
Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) had 735 general practitioners in 2024, one for every 1,778 residents; nationally there was one GP per 1,717 people, and Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) ranks 3rd least supplied of 6 statistical regions on GPs per head.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in the South-Central region of Bulgaria?
There were 1,915 dentists in the Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) region at the end of 2024 (147 per 100,000 residents, the highest of 6 statistical regions; national 121).
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many nurses are there in the South-Central region of Bulgaria?
8,659 nurses, midwives and other health care professionals worked in Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) at the end of 2024, 663 per 100,000 people against 692 nationally, or 1.48 for every physician.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in the South-Central region of Bulgaria?
The Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) region had 71 hospitals and other in-patient medical establishments with 12,060 beds at the end of 2024 (923 beds per 100,000 residents); 43 were multi-profile hospitals and 23 specialised hospitals.
Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Yuzhen tsentralen?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 2,022.9 per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 2,131.9 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; the lowest 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 Yuzhen tsentralen?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 240.1 per 100,000 in 2023, against 221.3 for Bulgaria as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; 2nd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 241.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Yuzhen tsentralen?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 939.4 per 100,000 in 2023, against 923.1 for Bulgaria as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; 3rd lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 1,071.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Yuzhen tsentralen?
Respiratory diseases caused 37.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 69.9 for Bulgaria as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; the lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 55.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Yuzhen tsentralen?
In 2023, 8.7 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised), against 6.6 for Bulgaria as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; 3rd lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 9.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Yuzhen tsentralen?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 33.8 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 33.9 for Bulgaria as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; 3rd lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 44.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Yuzhen tsentralen?
5.7 babies in every 1,000 born alive died before their first birthday in 2024, compared with 4.5 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2014 it was 8.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Yuzhen tsentralen have?
Hospitals in Yuzhen tsentralen had 924 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 870 nationally; 2nd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Yuzhen tsentralen?
Yuzhen tsentralen had 447 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 467 nationally; 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Yuzhen tsentralen?
Hospitals discharged 34,451 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 26,295 nationally; the highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 39,295.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Yuzhen tsentralen get medical care?
0.6% 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 (Bulgaria: 1.0%); 2nd lowest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2015 it was 2.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Yuzhen tsentralen?
There were 80 road deaths per million people in 2024, compared with 74 nationally; 3rd highest of 6 statistical regions in Bulgaria. In 2014 it was 91.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Yuzhen tsentralen?
Women in Yuzhen tsentralen could expect to live to 79.9 and men to 72.4 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 7.5 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Yuzhen tsentralen?
People who reached 65 could expect 17.2 more years of life in 2024 (Bulgaria: 16.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Out-patient care in Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) was provided by 451 establishments at the end of 2024, including 161 medical centres and 20 diagnostic-consultative centres. Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
- The number of physicians and dentists in Yuzhen tsentralen (South-Central) went from 7,514 at the end of 2019 to 7,765 at the end of 2024 (+3.3%; Bulgaria +2.6%). Source: National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria (NSI) · saved copy
How Yuzhen tsentralen compares with other statistical regions
General practitioners per 100,000 residents (2024)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 4 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 1 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 3 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 6 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 2 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 4 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 6 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 4 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 4 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 3 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 2 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 3 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 1 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 5 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)
Yuzhen tsentralen ranks 3 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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