Children with a birth weight in Chile
Chile: Children with a birth weight was 93.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
93.6
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
56th
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
93.6
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Children with a birth weight in Chile, 2000–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children with a birth weight in Chile is 93.6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Chile peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.6, in 2019.
That places Chile 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children with a birth weight in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.05 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 99.87 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.84 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6 | -6.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.68, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.83, 100% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.87 | 99.05 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.22 | 93.6 | 100 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Chile?
- Children with a birth weight in Chile was 93.6 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for children with a birth weight?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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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