Low birth weight number in Belize
Belize: Low birth weight number was 0.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.9
in 2012
All-time low
0.8
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Belize, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Belize is 0.8, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Belize peaked at 0.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2000.
Belize ranks 140th 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.
Low birth weight number in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.05, 6% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.87 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Belize?
- Low birth weight number in Belize was 0.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for low birth weight number?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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