Low birth weight number in Angola
Angola: Low birth weight number was 203.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
203.9
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
11th
of 157 countries
All-time high
203.9
in 2020
All-time low
135.9
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Angola, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Angola is 203.9, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Angola peaked at 203.9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 135.9, in 2000.
Angola ranks 11th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.98 | 135.9 | 163 | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.11 | 166.3 | 199.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.9 | 203.9 | 203.9 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
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- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
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More health data for Angola
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 740.2 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31,754 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 417,736 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 493,356 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 418,633 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 434,863 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Angola?
- Low birth weight number in Angola was 203.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 203.9 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.9 in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for low birth weight number?
- Angola ranks 11th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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