Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.2%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
54th
of 198 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2024
All-time low
16.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria stood at 34.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria peaked at 34.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1980.
Bulgaria ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.9% | — |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 16.9% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 32.7% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- 56 Micronesia, Federated States of 34.0% compare
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.2593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Bulgaria was 34.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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