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Country fact sheet: Bulgaria

Population

- Total population: 6 386 070
- Female population: 3 289 145
- Male population: 3 096 925
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 1 040.0
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 35.1
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 73
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.799
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.1
- Female population (years): 78.6
- Male population (years): 71.7
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 222.0
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 114.2
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (52.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (15.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (43.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (37.2)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal