Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.3%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
104th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2024
All-time low
2.5%
in 2008
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria stood at 3.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 104th 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.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 5 |
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 88 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Bulgaria was 3.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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