Children with a birth weight in Senegal

Senegal: Children with a birth weight was 64.64 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
64.64
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
76th
of 84 countries
All-time high
64.64
in 2017
All-time low
30.95
in 1999
Years of data
11
1994–2017

Children with a birth weight in Senegal, 1994–2017

02040601994200520171994: 34.81999: 312002: 46.32008: 60.72010: 53.62011: 52.32012: 54.62013: 53.32015: 59.82016: 63.12017: 64.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 64.64 for children with a birth weight in 2017. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Senegal peaked at 64.64 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.95, in 1999.

Senegal ranks 76th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.87 30.95 34.78 2
2000s 53.46 46.26 60.67 2
2010s 57.31 52.25 64.64 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 73 Ghana 64.71 compare
  2. 74 Cameroon 64.65 compare
  3. 75 Sierra Leone 64.65 compare
  4. 77 Benin 60.36 compare
  5. 78 Guinea 48.94 compare
  6. 79 Madagascar 36.85 compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children with a birth weight in Senegal?
Children with a birth weight in Senegal was 64.64 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 64.64 in 2017.
What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 30.95 in 1999.
How does Senegal rank for children with a birth weight?
Senegal ranks 76th out of 84 countries with data for 2017.
Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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