Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) was 2.48 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Bulgaria is 2.48, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Bulgaria peaked at 3.25 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.19 | — |
| 1991 | 3.2 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.22 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.23 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.24 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.24 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.25 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.23 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.21 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.18 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.12 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.05 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.02 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.98 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.95 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.91 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.82 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.73 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.69 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.65 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.61 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.57 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.48 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.89, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.48 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.87, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.23 | 3.19 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 | 2.91 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 | 2.5 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Bulgaria?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Bulgaria was 2.48 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 in 1996.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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