Low birth weight number in Albania
Albania: Low birth weight number was 1.8 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 156 countries
All-time high
3.1
in 2000
All-time low
1.8
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Albania, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Albania stood at 1.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Albania peaked at 3.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2018.
Albania ranks 129th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 126 Bahrain, Kingdom of 2.4 compare
- 126 Norway 2.4 compare
- 128 Finland 1.9 compare
- 129 Croatia 1.8 compare
- 131 North Macedonia 1.7 compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5 compare
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,085 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 18,933 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Albania?
- Low birth weight number in Albania was 1.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for low birth weight number?
- Albania ranks 129th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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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