Low birth weight number in 154
154: Low birth weight number was 64.3 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
64.3
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
45th
of 50 groups
All-time high
78.4
in 2010
All-time low
64.3
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in 154, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in 154 is 64.3, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in 154 peaked at 78.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.3, in 2020.
That places 154 45th out of 50 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.64 | 68.8 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.89 | 66.8 | 78.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near 154
- 42 Papua New Guinea 49.1 compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 48.7 compare
- 44 Argentina 46.8 compare
- 45 United Kingdom 46.3 compare
- 46 Jordan 46 compare
- 47 Peru 44.3 compare
- 48 Venezuela 43.4 compare
More health data for 154
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 3.0% (2024)
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) 166.4 (2024)
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) 427.1 (2024)
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 7.8% (2024)
- Low birth weight prevalence 6.0% (2020)
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter 8.03 (2023)
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 922.73 (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 15.1% (2019)
- Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 85 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in 154?
- Low birth weight number in 154 was 64.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in 154?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in 154?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3 in 2020.
- How does 154 rank for low birth weight number?
- 154 ranks 45th out of 50 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in 154?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 154 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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