Children with a birth weight by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
100
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
16.24
Mauritania
Median
95.83
Years covered
29
1992–2020
Data points
1,078
What the numbers show
Children with a birth weight is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 100 in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 16.24 in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.83, and the mean is 88.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 113.7%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 9.0%).
Children with a birth weight: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100 | 2020 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100 | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 99.76 | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 99.74 | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 99.63 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 99.59 | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 99.58 | 2020 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 99.53 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 99.53 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | San Marino | 99.52 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 99.4 | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Mongolia | 99.23 | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Ukraine | 99.16 | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Israel | 99.02 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Switzerland | 98.96 | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Iceland | 98.68 | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Australia | 98.53 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 98.52 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.4 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | United States | 98.37 | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 98.19 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 98.19 | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 97.93 | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 97.78 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 97.73 | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 97.67 | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Jordan | 97.28 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Peru | 97.1 | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 96.81 | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 96.8 | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 96.6 | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 96.59 | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 42 | Türkiye | 96.18 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 43 | Jamaica | 95.48 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 95.24 | 2020 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 45 | Albania | 95.02 | 2019 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 46 | Netherlands | 94.89 | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Georgia | 94.66 | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Rwanda | 94.65 | 2017 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Malawi | 94.34 | 2019 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 94.14 | 2015 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 93.91 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 52 | Bahrain | 93.86 | 2019 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 93.83 | 2019 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 54 | Qatar | 93.69 | 2020 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 55 | Guyana | 93.65 | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 93.6 | 2019 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 57 | Estonia | 93.58 | 2020 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 92.89 | 2020 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 59 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 92.57 | 2014 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 92.54 | 2020 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 61 | Lesotho | 92.36 | 2017 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 62 | Korea | 92.18 | 2020 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 63 | New Zealand | 92.07 | 2020 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 64 | Serbia | 90.62 | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 90.12 | 2018 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 87.79 | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 67 | Philippines | 84.16 | 2015 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 68 | Gambia | 83.28 | 2017 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 69 | Nepal | 77.52 | 2018 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.4 | 2015 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 71 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 73.01 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 72 | Togo | 70.25 | 2016 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 64.71 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 64.65 | 2016 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 64.65 | 2017 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 64.64 | 2017 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 77 | Benin | 60.36 | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 78 | Guinea | 48.94 | 2016 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 36.85 | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 80 | Niger | 36.47 | 2018 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 35.92 | 2016 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 82 | Haiti | 33.52 | 2014 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 23.67 | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Mauritania | 16.24 | 2018 | down 6.6% | falling |