Papua New Guinea vs Upper-middle income (World Bank): Low birth weight prevalence
Papua New Guinea
19.4%
in 2020
Upper-middle income (World Bank)
8.4%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
8th
Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank
11th
Low birth weight prevalence over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Upper-middle income (World Bank)
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.4% against 8.4% in Upper-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.3 times Upper-middle income (World Bank)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Upper-middle income (World Bank) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 8.3% | 10.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 8.0% | 11.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 8.4% | 11.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low birth weight prevalence, Papua New Guinea or Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.4% against 8.4% in Upper-middle income (World Bank) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low birth weight prevalence between Papua New Guinea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 11.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for low birth weight prevalence?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 11th 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.