Low birth weight number in Bhutan
Bhutan: Low birth weight number was 1.1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2000
All-time low
1.1
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1.1 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bhutan peaked at 1.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 137th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 87.3, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 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 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 Bhutan?
- Low birth weight number in Bhutan was 1.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for low birth weight number?
- Bhutan ranks 137th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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