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

0204060801002000200920192000: 1002001: 99.52002: 1002004: 99.82005: 99.82007: 1002008: 99.72009: 99.62011: 1002012: 1002013: 1002014: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 100

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%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.8 99.55 100 8
2010s 100 100 100 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 1 Brunei Darussalam 100 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 100 compare
  3. 1 Denmark 100 compare
  4. 1 Uruguay 100 compare
  5. 1 France 100 compare
  6. 1 Sweden 100 compare
  7. 1 Finland 100 compare
  8. 1 Slovakia 100 compare
  9. 1 Czechia 100 compare
  10. 1 Uzbekistan 100 compare

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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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Indicator
Children with a birth weight
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
84 places, 1,078 data points, 1992–2020
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