Low birth weight number in Bahrain
Bahrain: Low birth weight number was 2.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 157 countries
All-time high
2.5
in 2015
All-time low
1.5
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Bahrain, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 2.4 for low birth weight number in 2020.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bahrain peaked at 2.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 126th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
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More health data for Bahrain
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 476.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 9,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 10,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 10,397 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 16,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Bahrain?
- Low birth weight number in Bahrain was 2.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for low birth weight number?
- Bahrain ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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