Infant health: low birthweight in India
India: Infant health: low birthweight was 27.4 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in India, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
India recorded 27.4 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in India peaked at 32.5 Percentage of live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.4 Percentage of live births, in 2020.
India ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in India, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 32.3 Percentage of live births | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.1 Percentage of live births | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 31.6 Percentage of live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.3 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8 Percentage of live births | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 30.5 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.3 Percentage of live births | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.7 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.5 Percentage of live births | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.2 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.7 Percentage of live births | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.4 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 28.1 Percentage of live births | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8 Percentage of live births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.6 Percentage of live births | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4 Percentage of live births | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.42 Percentage of live births | 30.3 Percentage of live births | 32.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.79 Percentage of live births | 27.6 Percentage of live births | 30 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4 Percentage of live births | 27.4 Percentage of live births | 27.4 Percentage of live births | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Türkiye 9.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 Netherlands 5.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 South Africa 16.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Poland 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Slovenia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Croatia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Colombia 11 Percentage of live births compare
- 4 Thailand 10.3 Percentage of live births compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in India?
- Infant health: low birthweight in India was 27.4 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 Percentage of live births in 2020.
- How does India rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- India ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.