Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns

Jordan
18.94
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
19.38
in 2020
Jordan rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns over time

  • Jordan
  • Papua New Guinea
05101520200020102020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.38 against 18.94 in Jordan, a difference of 0.44.

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

Jordan ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 15.49 18.38 2.88 Papua New Guinea
2010s 17.55 19.14 1.59 Papua New Guinea
2020s 18.94 19.38 0.4436 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.38 against 18.94 in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
0.44, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Jordan ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th 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

Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/jordan/papua-new-guinea/

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/jordan/papua-new-guinea/">Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: 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