Low birth weight number in Belarus
Belarus: Low birth weight number was 4.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Belarus, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Belarus is 4.7, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Belarus peaked at 6.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2020.
That places Belarus 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 5.15 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,674 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 45,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 42,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 44,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 42,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 43,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 41,335 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Belarus?
- Low birth weight number in Belarus was 4.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2020.
- How does Belarus rank for low birth weight number?
- Belarus ranks 106th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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