Children with a birth weight in Switzerland
Switzerland: Children with a birth weight was 98.96 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
98.96
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
24th
of 84 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
98.96
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Children with a birth weight in Switzerland, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 98.96 for children with a birth weight in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children with a birth weight in Switzerland peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.96, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.99 | 99.88 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.99 | 99.9 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.96 | 98.96 | 98.96 | 1 |
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More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.05 % 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 0.2043 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9336 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children with a birth weight in Switzerland?
- Children with a birth weight in Switzerland was 98.96 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest children with a birth weight recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children with a birth weight recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.96 in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for children with a birth weight?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children with a birth weight rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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