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Bulgaria

Bulgaria
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CONTACT INFORMATION

The Head of Country Office
UN House
25, Khan Krum Street
700
Sofia
1040
Country office web site

postmaster@euro.who.int
http://www.euro.who.int


OVERVIEW

- International travel and health

PARTNERS

- Collaborating centres

OUTBREAKS AND CRISES

- Disease outbreaks

MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE

- Mortality profile
- Tuberculosis
- HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
- TB prevalence and incidence

HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE

- Immunization profile

RISK FACTORS

- Chronic diseases
- Anaemia
- Child malnutrition
- Alcohol, tobacco consumption
- Access to water, sanitation
- Undernutrition and overweight

HEALTH SYSTEMS

- Health workforce
- Health financing

Statistics:

Total population: 7,693,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 10,270

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 69/76

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 63/67

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 12

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 219/93

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 734

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 7.7

Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008


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