Low birth weight number in AMR
AMR: Low birth weight number was 1,272 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,272
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
15th
of 19 groups
All-time high
1,409
in 2000
All-time low
1,272
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in AMR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 1,272 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in AMR peaked at 1,409 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,272, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,409 | — |
| 2001 | 1,402 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,395 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,392 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,393 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,393 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,396 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,396 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,389 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,382 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,372 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,370 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,365 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,360 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,363 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,358 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,339 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,330 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,317 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,294 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,272 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,395 | 1,382 | 1,409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,347 | 1,294 | 1,372 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,272 | 1,272 | 1,272 | 1 |
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- 12 Mexico 199.1 compare
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More health data for AMR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 24,640 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.91 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.64 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 58.54 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 21,189 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 15,663 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 141.92 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in AMR?
- Low birth weight number in AMR was 1,272 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 1,409 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,272 in 2020.
- How does AMR rank for low birth weight number?
- AMR ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR 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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