Infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Infant health: low birthweight was 5 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2020, infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 5 Percentage of live births. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 5.7 Percentage of live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5 Percentage of live births, in 2015.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.49 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 1 |
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More health data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,029 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.51 % 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 0.1491 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4909 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Infant health: low birthweight in China (People’s Republic of) was 5 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 China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 Percentage of live births in 2015.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.