{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-dentists-per-100k","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-dentists-per-100k","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-dentists-per-100k/","title":"Bulgaria Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants (2024)","description":"Bulgaria's Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants: 121.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, +2.4% YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_RS_PRS2), 2005–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2005/2024","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_RS_PRS2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"20"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2024)","value":"121.8","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+2.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+2.4%","unit":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"20","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Practising Dentists per 100,000 Inhabitants"}],"observation_count":20,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":85.08},{"period":"2006","value":86},{"period":"2007","value":85.63},{"period":"2008","value":84.27},{"period":"2009","value":87.7},{"period":"2010","value":87.62},{"period":"2011","value":91.68},{"period":"2012","value":95.46},{"period":"2013","value":98.66},{"period":"2014","value":101.67},{"period":"2015","value":103.05},{"period":"2016","value":107.53},{"period":"2017","value":110.31},{"period":"2018","value":108.51},{"period":"2019","value":112.43},{"period":"2020","value":112.55},{"period":"2021","value":116.18},{"period":"2022","value":118.53},{"period":"2023","value":119.01},{"period":"2024","value":121.82}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 100,000 inhabitants"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"121.8","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"119.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"118.5","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"116.2","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"112.5","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"112.4","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"108.5","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"110.3","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"107.5","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"103.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"101.7","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"98.7","yoyChange":"+3.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"95.5","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"91.7","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"87.6","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"87.7","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2008","value":"84.3","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2007","value":"85.6","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"86.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2005","value":"85.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of practising dentists per 100,000 inhabitants in Bulgaria from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 121.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 84.3 in 2008. The latest reading of 121.8 in 2024 represents a change of +2.8."}]}