IDA & IBRD total vs Papua New Guinea: Low-birthweight babies

IDA & IBRD total
15.4%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
19.4%
in 2020
IDA & IBRD total rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th

Low-birthweight babies over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Papua New Guinea
05101520200020102020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.4% against 15.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 31 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 17.3% 18.4% 1.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 15.5% 19.1% 3.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 15.4% 19.4% 4.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low-birthweight babies, IDA & IBRD total or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.4% against 15.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2020.
What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea?
4.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Papua New Guinea rank globally for low-birthweight babies?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
Unit
% of births
Source
UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,948 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed

Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.