Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia was 75.94 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 75.94 for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria peaked at 95.37 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 74.09, in 2017.
Bulgaria ranks 120th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.74 | — |
| 2001 | 88.95 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 88.3 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.9 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.78 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 90.63 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 93.74 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 94.94 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.37 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.26 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.5 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.81 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.73 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 86.63 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 82.75 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 79.98 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 75.58 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 74.09 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.76 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.94 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.86 | 88.3 | 95.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.88 | 74.09 | 94.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria?
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia in Bulgaria was 75.94 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.37 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.09 in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia?
- Bulgaria ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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