Low birth weight number in Benin
Benin: Low birth weight number was 77.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Benin stood at 77.2. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Benin peaked at 77.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.9, in 2000.
That places Benin 31st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.9 | — |
| 2001 | 55.9 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 57.1 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 58.7 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 59.9 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 60.9 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 62.5 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 63.1 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.7 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 64.8 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 65.8 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 67.1 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 68.5 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 70 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 71.7 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 73 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 74.4 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 75.5 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 76.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 76.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.2 | +0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 77.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 77.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.15 | 54.9 | 64.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.88 | 65.8 | 76.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 Benin?
- Low birth weight number in Benin was 77.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for low birth weight number?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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