Low birth weight number in 9
9: Low birth weight number was 80 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
80
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
43rd
of 50 groups
All-time high
80.3
in 2018
All-time low
59.4
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in 9, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in 9 stood at 80.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in 9 peaked at 80.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.4, in 2000.
That places 9 43rd out of 50 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.58 | 59.4 | 72.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.44 | 73.8 | 80.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 |
Countries ranked near 9
- 40 Germany 51.1 compare
- 41 France 50.7 compare
- 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
More health data for 9
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and tech 34.0% (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.573 (2024)
- Low birth weight prevalence 11.8% (2020)
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter 6.28 (2023)
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 896.31 (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 26.6% (2019)
- Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 69 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in 9?
- Low birth weight number in 9 was 80 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in 9?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in 9?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4 in 2000.
- How does 9 rank for low birth weight number?
- 9 ranks 43rd out of 50 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in 9?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 9 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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