Low birth weight number in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Low birth weight number was 14.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
14.6
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
76th
of 157 countries
All-time high
21.2
in 2013
All-time low
14.6
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Azerbaijan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 14.6 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Azerbaijan peaked at 21.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.6, in 2020.
Azerbaijan ranks 76th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.74 | 15 | 19.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.18 | 15.8 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 1 |
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More health data for Azerbaijan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,241 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 264 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 89,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 80,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 90,246 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 80,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 89,491 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Azerbaijan?
- Low birth weight number in Azerbaijan was 14.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 in 2020.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for low birth weight number?
- Azerbaijan ranks 76th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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