Medical technology availability in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Medical technology availability was 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024. β² Rising
Medical technology availability in Bulgaria, 2005β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2024, medical technology availability in Bulgaria stood at 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Bulgaria peaked at 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2005.
That places Bulgaria 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 15.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 27.27 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.26 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 41.56 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 42.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 2 Australia 80.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 New Zealand 70.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Greece 52.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 6 Cyprus 49.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 7 Iceland 43.7 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 8 United States 42.61 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Bulgaria?
- Medical technology availability in Bulgaria was 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for medical technology availability?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.