Low birth weight number in Argentina
Argentina: Low birth weight number was 46.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
46.8
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
44th
of 157 countries
All-time high
54.8
in 2015
All-time low
46.8
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Argentina, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Argentina stood at 46.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Argentina peaked at 54.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.8, in 2020.
Argentina ranks 44th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9 | 52.3 | 53.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.85 | 48.7 | 54.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 41 France 50.7 compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 49.1 compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 48.7 compare
- 45 United Kingdom 46.3 compare
- 46 Jordan 46 compare
- 47 Peru 44.3 compare
More health data for Argentina
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 356,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 339,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 353,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 338,076 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Argentina?
- Low birth weight number in Argentina was 46.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8 in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for low birth weight number?
- Argentina ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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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