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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4921 units per person (2025)
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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