Low birth weight number in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Low birth weight number was 696.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Bangladesh is 696.7, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bangladesh peaked at 961.7 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 696.7, in 2020.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 961.5 | — |
| 2001 | 961.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 959.4 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 950.7 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 936.2 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 907 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 882.8 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 861.5 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 835.3 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 805.5 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 778.1 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 754.4 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 743.7 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 741.6 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 732.8 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 722.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 718.9 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 702.6 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 704.4 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 703.7 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 696.7 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 906.16 | 805.5 | 961.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 730.24 | 702.6 | 778.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 696.7 | 696.7 | 696.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0667 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5084 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Bangladesh?
- Low birth weight number in Bangladesh was 696.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 961.7 in 2001.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 696.7 in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for low birth weight number?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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