Low birth weight number in 14
14: Low birth weight number was 2,119 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,119
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
19th
of 50 groups
All-time high
2,119
in 2020
All-time low
1,736
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in 14, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
14 recorded 2,119 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in 14 peaked at 2,119 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,736, in 2000.
14 ranks 19th 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 | 1,849 | 1,736 | 1,949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,021 | 1,968 | 2,097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,119 | 2,119 | 2,119 | 1 |
Countries ranked near 14
More health data for 14
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 31.2% (2024)
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 23,292 (2024)
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 2,950 (2024)
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 3.9% (2024)
- Low birth weight prevalence 14.0% (2020)
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter 19.83 (2023)
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 35,077 (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 52.5% (2019)
- Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 56 (2017)
- Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), mo 10,372 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in 14?
- Low birth weight number in 14 was 2,119 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in 14?
- The highest recorded value was 2,119 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in 14?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,736 in 2000.
- How does 14 rank for low birth weight number?
- 14 ranks 19th out of 50 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in 14?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 14 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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