Children with a birth weight in New Zealand
New Zealand: Children with a birth weight was 92.07 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
92.07
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
63rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
92.07
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Children with a birth weight in New Zealand, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, children with a birth weight in New Zealand stood at 92.07. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in New Zealand peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.07, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 63rd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children with a birth weight in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.78 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.78 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 92.07 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.56 | 95.78 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.07 | 92.07 | 92.07 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.087 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6744 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0918 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in New Zealand?
- Children with a birth weight in New Zealand was 92.07 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.07 in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for children with a birth weight?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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