Bulgaria has the second lowest life expectancy in the EU at 74 years, almost 3 years below the EU average. Healthcare spending in Bulgaria is one of the lowest in the EU at $580 per capita. Chronic diseases like coronary heart disease, stroke, and hypertension are among the top causes of death. Obesity levels, while below the EU average, have been rising in Bulgaria. Smoking rates and alcohol consumption are the highest in the EU, which contributes to health issues like diabetes and cancer being in the top causes of mortality.
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10 most common Causes of Death In Bulgaria
1. Health status
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BU0GARyA TOP CAUSES OF DEATH
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Risk Factors
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Alzheimers
Dementia
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Violence th in the
world
Road Traffic Accidents
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5he pre alence of smoking in the
Bulgarian population is the highest in the
EU, and nearl se en percentage points
abo e the EU a erage. No less than %
of the adult population, including more
than one in three % men, are dail
smokers.
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per head in , e ceeding the EU
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BU0GARyA9 WORST y9DyCATORS
Data: https:// . orldlifee pectanc .com/countr -health-
profile/bulgaria
OECD/European Obser ator on Health S stems and Policies
, Bulgaria: Countr Health Profile , State of Health in
the EU, OECD Publishing, Paris/European Obser ator on
Health S stems and Policies, Brussels.