Low birth weight number in Belgium
Belgium: Low birth weight number was 7.8 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
7.8
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
94th
of 157 countries
All-time high
9
in 2010
All-time low
7.8
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Belgium, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Belgium stood at 7.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Belgium peaked at 9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 94th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.46 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.47 | 7.9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Belgium?
- Low birth weight number in Belgium was 7.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for low birth weight number?
- Belgium ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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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