Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 116 Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 116 Number of people for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria peaked at 322 Number of people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89 Number of people, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 295 Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 310 Number of people | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 322 Number of people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 294 Number of people | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 316 Number of people | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 320 Number of people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 275 Number of people | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 217 Number of people | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 210 Number of people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 197 Number of people | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 96 Number of people | -51.3% |
| 2021 | 90 Number of people | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 89 Number of people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 119 Number of people | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 116 Number of people | -2.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 116 Number of people is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Number of people, 5.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 116 Number of people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12 Number of people, 9.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 275.6 Number of people | 197 Number of people | 322 Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 102 Number of people | 89 Number of people | 119 Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Bulgaria was 116 Number of people in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 322 Number of people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 Number of people in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).