Botswana vs ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns

Botswana
16.83
in 2020
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
17.08
in 2020
Botswana rank
19th
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank
20th

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns over time

  • Botswana
  • ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States
05101520200020102020

How they compare

ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States currently reports 17.08 against 16.83 in Botswana, a difference of 0.25.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 19th and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 20th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States Difference Ahead
2000s 18.07 16.09 1.98 Botswana
2010s 17.14 16.73 0.4135 Botswana
2020s 16.83 17.08 0.2505 ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns, Botswana or ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States, at 17.08 against 16.83 in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns between Botswana and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
0.25, with ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Botswana and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States rank globally for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Botswana ranks 19th and ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States ranks 20th 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

Botswana vs ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/botswana/escap-small-islands-developing-states/

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/botswana/escap-small-islands-developing-states/">Botswana vs ESCAP_Small Islands Developing States: 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