Low birth weight number in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Low birth weight number was 6.8 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in Bulgaria, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 6.8 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bulgaria peaked at 8.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.91 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 | 7 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.615 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Bulgaria?
- Low birth weight number in Bulgaria was 6.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for low birth weight number?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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