Children with a birth weight in Portugal
Portugal: Children with a birth weight was 100 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
99.55
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2019
Children with a birth weight in Portugal, 2000–2019
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 100 for children with a birth weight in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Portugal peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.55, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children with a birth weight in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 99.55 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.75 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.83 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.61 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.68, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Portugal'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 | 99.8 | 99.55 | 100 | 8 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 0.021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Portugal?
- Children with a birth weight in Portugal was 100 in 2019, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.55 in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for children with a birth weight?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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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