Infant health: low birthweight in Brazil
Brazil: Infant health: low birthweight was 8.7 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▲ Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Brazil, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 8.7 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Brazil peaked at 8.7 Percentage of live births in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8 Percentage of live births, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 Percentage of live births | 8 Percentage of live births | 8.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.47 Percentage of live births | 8.3 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 Bulgaria 9.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 9 Costa Rica 8.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 11 United States 8.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 12 Portugal 8.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 13 Romania 8.1 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0505 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Brazil?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Brazil was 8.7 Percentage of live births in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 Percentage of live births in 2019.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.