Children with a birth weight in Canada
Canada: Children with a birth weight was 96.59 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
96.59
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
41st
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
96.59
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Children with a birth weight in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children with a birth weight in Canada is 96.59, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Canada peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.59, in 2020.
Canada ranks 41st of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.59 | 96.59 | 96.59 | 1 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2026 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Canada?
- Children with a birth weight in Canada was 96.59 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.59 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for children with a birth weight?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Children with a birth weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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