Low birth weight number in AFR
AFR: Low birth weight number was 5,356 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
5,356
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 19 groups
All-time high
5,356
in 2020
All-time low
4,203
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in AFR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in AFR stood at 5,356. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in AFR peaked at 5,356 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,203, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,203 | — |
| 2001 | 4,274 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4,338 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4,402 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,472 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4,550 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 4,620 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4,686 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,768 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 4,822 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4,882 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4,941 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,982 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,016 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,056 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,098 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,140 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,190 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5,247 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5,309 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,356 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,514 | 4,203 | 4,822 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,086 | 4,882 | 5,309 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,356 | 5,356 | 5,356 | 1 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 4 Philippines 522.9 compare
- 5 Indonesia 449.6 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 399.2 compare
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
- 9 Tanzania 219.5 compare
- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
More health data for AFR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 46.32 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 69.9 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 442.12 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 181,479 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 281,554 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 91.9% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 632.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in AFR?
- Low birth weight number in AFR was 5,356 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 5,356 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,203 in 2000.
- How does AFR rank for low birth weight number?
- AFR ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AFR 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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