Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 25.8% for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria peaked at 25.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2009.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 96 Indonesia 26.7% compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% compare
- 98 Palau 25.9% compare
- 99 Montenegro 25.8% compare
- 99 Seychelles 25.8% compare
- 102 Slovenia 25.7% compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria?
- Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia in Bulgaria was 25.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2009.
- How does Bulgaria rank for proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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