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Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Goal 1: No Poverty Goal 2: Zero Hunger Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 5: Gender Equality Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 8: Decent Jobs and Economic Growth Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 14: Life Below Water Goal 15: Life on Land Goal 16: Peace and Justice - Strong Institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Targets

 

3.1    By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

3.2    By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under‑5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

3.3    By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.4    By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

3.5    Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

3.6    By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

3.7    By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

3.8    Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.9    By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

3.a    Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

3.b    Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non‑communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

3.c    Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States

3.d    Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

 

XLS National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3

National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3
Indicator ID Indicator name Source Unit of measure 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
3.0.Е.21 Healthy life years at birth Eurostat Years 63.20 65.7# 64.50 65.80 66.30 65.60 63.30    
3.0.Е.22 Share of people aged 16 years or over with good or very good perceived health  Eurostat % 65.60 65.80 66.70 66.50 67.20 66.70 67.60 68.20 65.10
3.0.Е.23 Standardised preventable and treatable mortality Eurostat Number per 100 000 people under the age of 75. 442.26 426.50 422.07 414.57 419.87 529.44 685.06    
3.0.Е.24 Unmet need for medical examination or treatment Eurostat % 4.7 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.4 1 1 1.1
3.1.U.25 Maternal mortality ratio UN Global database Maternal deaths per 100 000 live births 7.5018e 7.1581e 7.0296e 7.1677e 6.7299e 7.0860e - -  
3.1.U.26 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel UN Global database % 93.4 95.1 93.9 93 92.3 94.6 94.5 -  
3.2.U.27 Under-five mortality rate UN Global database Number; Deaths per 1000 live births 8.1e 7.7e 7.3e 7.0e 6.7e 6.5e 6.3e -  
3.2.U.28 Neonatal mortality rate UN Global database (based on NSI data) Number; Deaths per 1000 live births 4.1e 3.9e 3.7 e 3.5 e 3.3e 3.1 e 3.0 e -  
3.3.E.29 Standardised death rate due to tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis Eurostat Number per 100 000 persons 2.06 2.16 2.07 1.97 2.02 1.8 1.77    
3.3.U.30 Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population UN Global database Number of newly infected people per 1000 uninfected population. 0.0299е 0.0303 е 0.0303 е 0.0295е 0.0288 е 0.0279 е 0.0280е -  
3.3.N.31 Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) Ministry of Health (National Center of Public Health and Analyses) per 100 000 population 21.9 21.7 20.0 18.4 18.5 13.0 9.9 11.9 10.2
3.3.N.32 Incidence of malaria (per 1000 population) Ministry of Health (National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, National Center of Public Health and Analyses) per 100 000 population 0,2 0,4 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0,1 0.2
3.3.N.33 Incidence of Hepatitis B (per 100 000 population) Ministry of Health (National Center of Public Health and Analyses) per 100 000 population 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.8 1.7 1.2 2.4 3.8
3.3.U.34 Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases UN Global database Number of people 318 272 218 207 196 96 90 -  
3.4.N.35 Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease NSI per 100 000 average annual population 661.5 665.8 663.3 657.9 644.6 676.9 684.6 655.5#  
3.4.U.36 Suicide mortality rate UN Global database (based on NSI data) Rate per 100 000 population 9.8 - - - 9.7 - - -  
3.a.E.37 Smoking prevalence Eurostat Percentage of total population     36     38      
3.5.U.38 Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol)  UN Global database Litres of pure alcohol 11.4406 - - - 11.9196 - - -  
3.6.E.39 Road traffic deaths Eurostat number per 100 000 people 9.9 9.9 9.6 8.7 9 6.7 8.2 -  
3.7.N.40.1 age-specific fertility rate in age group 10–14 years per 1,000 women in that age group NSI per 1 000 women 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6  
3.7.N.41.2 age-specific fertility rate  in age group 15–19 years per 1,000 women in that age group NSI per 1 000 women 39.4 38.2 38.2 38.9 39.3 37.8 36.5 38.7  
3.8.U.41 Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index  UN Global database The indicator is an index reported on a unitless scale of 0 to 100. 70е - 72е - 76е - 73е -  
3.0.E.42 Population living in households considering that they suffer from noise Eurostat % 9.7 10.0# 9.8 9.4 8.9 8.8 - - 8.7
3.9.N.43 Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All. NSI   19.0 19.4 20.8 19.4 21.8 44.7 53.4 42.3 #  
3.9.U.44 Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings UN Global database Rate per 100 000 population 0.8 - - - 0.5 - - -  
3.c.E.45.1 Coverage with practising physicians per 100,000 people of the population as of 31.12. Eurostat (based on NSI data) per 100 000 population 404.04 410.66 418.4 421.71 423.6 427.69 429.55 .  
3.c.E.45.2 Coverage with practising dentists per 100,000 people of the population as of 31.12. Eurostat (based on NSI data) per 100 000 population 100.26 104 106.06 103.66 106.64 106.33 109.92 .  
3.c.E.45.3 Coverage with practising midwives per 100,000 people of the population as of 31.12. Eurostat (based on NSI data) per 100 000 population 45.61 45.65 45.32 44.91 46.86 46.88 47.46 .  
3.c.E.45.4 Coverage with practising nurses per 100,000 people of the population as of 31.12. Eurostat (based on NSI data) per 100 000 population 437.41 434.58 437.47 435.43 437.89 420.54 418.97 .  
3.c.E.45.5 Coverage with pharmacists per 100,000 people of the population as of 31.12. Eurostat (based on NSI data) per 100 000 population . . . . 84.45 87.91 88.71 88.93  

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Country:  Bulgaria

Source:  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs