Benin vs ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns

Benin
16.45
in 2020
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
16.76
in 2020
Benin rank
23rd
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank
22nd

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns over time

  • Benin
  • ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
05101520200020102020

How they compare

ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs currently reports 16.76 against 16.45 in Benin, a difference of 0.31.

Across all 21 years both countries report, ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 23rd and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 22nd of 157 countries.

ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs Difference Ahead
2000s 18.33 18.87 0.5389 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
2010s 17.15 17.33 0.1724 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs
2020s 16.45 16.76 0.316 ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns, Benin or ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs, at 16.76 against 16.45 in Benin as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns between Benin and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
0.31, with ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Benin and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs rank globally for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Benin ranks 23rd and ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. 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

Benin vs ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/benin/escap-countries-with-special-needs/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/benin/escap-countries-with-special-needs/">Benin vs ESCAP_Countries with Special Needs: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
313 places, 6,573 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed