Infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Infant health: low birthweight was 9.4 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4 Percentage of live births
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
8th
of 41 countries
All-time high
9.5 Percentage of live births
in 2019
All-time low
7.4 Percentage of live births
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 9.4 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria peaked at 9.5 Percentage of live births in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4 Percentage of live births, in 1995.
That places Bulgaria 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1996 | 7.9 Percentage of live births | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.5 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8 Percentage of live births | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 8 Percentage of live births | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9 Percentage of live births | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4 Percentage of live births | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3 Percentage of live births | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2 Percentage of live births | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.5 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 9.2 Percentage of live births | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9.3 Percentage of live births | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4 Percentage of live births | +1.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 9.4 Percentage of live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.85 Percentage of live births, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 9.4 Percentage of live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6 Percentage of live births, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.06 Percentage of live births | 7.4 Percentage of live births | 8.6 Percentage of live births | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.4 Percentage of live births | 8 Percentage of live births | 8.8 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.22 Percentage of live births | 8.9 Percentage of live births | 9.4 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 5 Lithuania 4.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.9 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Greece 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Japan 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Latvia 4.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 7 Estonia 4.1 Percentage of live births compare
- 9 Costa Rica 8.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 10 Brazil 8.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 11 United States 8.5 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Bulgaria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,422 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 39 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3643 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Bulgaria was 9.4 Percentage of live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 Percentage of live births in 2019.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 Percentage of live births in 1995.
- How does Bulgaria rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.