Liberia vs Philippines: Low birth weight prevalence

Liberia
19.9%
in 2020
Philippines
21.1%
in 2020
Liberia rank
5th
Philippines rank
4th

Low birth weight prevalence over time

  • Liberia
  • Philippines
05101520200020102020

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 21.1% against 19.9% in Liberia, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s 19.7% 20.9% 1.2% Philippines
2010s 19.8% 21.1% 1.4% Philippines
2020s 19.9% 21.1% 1.2% Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low birth weight prevalence, Liberia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 21.1% against 19.9% in Liberia as of 2020.
What is the difference in low birth weight prevalence between Liberia and Philippines?
1.2%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Philippines?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Liberia and Philippines rank globally for low birth weight prevalence?
Liberia ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Liberia vs Philippines: Low birth weight prevalence. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/liberia/philippines/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/liberia/philippines/">Liberia vs Philippines: Low birth weight prevalence</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed