Children with a birth weight in Denmark
Denmark: Children with a birth weight was 100 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2008
All-time low
99.36
in 2006
Years of data
19
2000–2018
Children with a birth weight in Denmark, 2000–2018
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2018, children with a birth weight in Denmark stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Denmark peaked at 100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 99.36, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children with a birth weight in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.79 | — |
| 2001 | 99.71 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.64 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.49 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.36 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.52 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.85 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.96 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.68, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.16, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7 | 99.36 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.96 | 99.8 | 100 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % 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 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % 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 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Denmark?
- Children with a birth weight in Denmark was 100 in 2018, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.36 in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for children with a birth weight?
- Denmark ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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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