Children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Children moderately or severely stunted was 17 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria peaked at 29.3 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17 num th, in 2024.
Bulgaria ranks 112th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.95 num th | 28.4 num th | 29.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.18 num th | 19.3 num th | 27.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.44 num th | 17 num th | 18.3 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Bulgaria
- Red List Index 0.9197 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,853 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 288 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Bulgaria was 17 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 num th in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bulgaria ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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