Low birth weight number in 11
11: Low birth weight number was 2,122 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,122
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 50 groups
All-time high
2,122
in 2020
All-time low
1,681
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in 11, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in 11 stood at 2,122. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in 11 peaked at 2,122 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,681, in 2000.
11 ranks 18th of 50 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,803 | 1,681 | 1,923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,026 | 1,948 | 2,102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,122 | 2,122 | 2,122 | 1 |
Countries ranked near 11
More health data for 11
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 29.7% (2024)
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 19,877 (2024)
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 1,492 (2024)
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 2.2% (2024)
- Low birth weight prevalence 14.3% (2020)
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter 48.14 (2023)
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 44,889 (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 69.9% (2019)
- Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 56 (2017)
- Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), mo 9,987 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in 11?
- Low birth weight number in 11 was 2,122 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in 11?
- The highest recorded value was 2,122 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in 11?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,681 in 2000.
- How does 11 rank for low birth weight number?
- 11 ranks 18th out of 50 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in 11?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 11 data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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