Low birth weight number in Bahamas
Bahamas: Low birth weight number was 0.7 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2000
All-time low
0.7
in 2013
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Bahamas, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.7 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bahamas peaked at 0.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2013.
That places Bahamas 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 0.85 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.75 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3638 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4771 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,909 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Bahamas?
- Low birth weight number in Bahamas was 0.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for low birth weight number?
- Bahamas ranks 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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