What is the difference in share of children who have anemia between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?

20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have anemia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria: Share of children who have anemia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

24.3%

in 2019

Bulgaria

24.1%

in 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

109th

Bulgaria rank

111th

Share of children who have anemia over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 24.3% against 24.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 109th and Bulgaria ranks 111th of 190 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.7%	27.3%	2.7%	Bulgaria
2010s	23.5%	24.1%	0.7%	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children who have anemia, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Bulgaria?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 24.3% against 24.1% in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in share of children who have anemia between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria rank globally for share of children who have anemia?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 109th and Bulgaria ranks 111th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have anemia. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of children who have anemia
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,800 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children under the age of five with anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.