Low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.4% in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria stood at 11.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,422 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1347 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4839 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Bulgaria was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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