Infant health: low birthweight in Indonesia
Indonesia: Infant health: low birthweight was 9.9 Percentage of live births in 2020. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Indonesia, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 9.9 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Indonesia peaked at 10.9 Percentage of live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9 Percentage of live births, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 5th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5 Percentage of live births | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9 Percentage of live births | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 Percentage of live births | 10.6 Percentage of live births | 10.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.31 Percentage of live births | 10 Percentage of live births | 10.6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 Percentage of live births | 9.9 Percentage of live births | 9.9 Percentage of live births | 1 |
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More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,286 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.11 % 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 0.0427 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.55 % 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 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Indonesia?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Indonesia was 9.9 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 Percentage of live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 Percentage of live births in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.