Bulgaria - Prevalence of anemia

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in Bulgaria was 23.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 22.50 in 2011.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 22.90
2001 22.80
2002 23.00
2003 23.20
2004 23.40
2005 23.50
2006 23.40
2007 23.20
2008 23.00
2009 22.80
2010 22.60
2011 22.50
2012 22.50
2013 22.50
2014 22.60
2015 22.80
2016 23.00
2017 23.10
2018 23.40
2019 23.60

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Bulgaria was 24.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.60 in 2016.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 28.80
2001 28.40
2002 28.30
2003 28.10
2004 27.80
2005 27.30
2006 26.80
2007 26.30
2008 25.90
2009 25.60
2010 25.20
2011 24.80
2012 24.40
2013 24.10
2014 23.80
2015 23.70
2016 23.60
2017 23.70
2018 23.90
2019 24.10

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) in Bulgaria was 23.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 22.40 in 2011.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 22.80
2001 22.70
2002 22.90
2003 23.10
2004 23.30
2005 23.40
2006 23.30
2007 23.10
2008 22.90
2009 22.70
2010 22.50
2011 22.40
2012 22.40
2013 22.50
2014 22.60
2015 22.70
2016 22.90
2017 23.00
2018 23.30
2019 23.60

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Bulgaria was 25.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.90 in 2000 and a minimum value of 25.50 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

See also:

Year Value
2000 27.90
2001 27.70
2002 27.70
2003 27.70
2004 27.60
2005 27.50
2006 27.30
2007 26.90
2008 26.60
2009 26.30
2010 25.90
2011 25.70
2012 25.60
2013 25.50
2014 25.50
2015 25.60
2016 25.60
2017 25.70
2018 25.70
2019 25.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition