In recent years, Bulgaria has achieved progress in relation to organ donation, but still lags far behind leading countries. This is what Deputy Minister of Health Vanyo Sharkov said during a round table discussion on the topic of organ donation and transplantation in Bulgaria - medical, legal and social aspects. Director of the Executive Agency for Transplantations Dr. Mariana Simeonova said that according to a study from 2014 conducted in various countries, Bulgaria ranks last in relation to share of GDP spent on healthcare, which inevitably affects donation, too. According to a research, 72 percent of Bulgarians believe that the information available related to organ donation and transplantation is not enough. In 2014, brain-dead donors in Bulgaria were 22, while in 2015 their number was 15, it was reported.