Low birth weight number in Bolivia
Bolivia: Low birth weight number was 20.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
20.9
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 157 countries
All-time high
22.7
in 2000
All-time low
20.9
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Bolivia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 20.9 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Bolivia peaked at 22.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.9, in 2020.
Bolivia ranks 66th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7 | — |
| 2001 | 22.5 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.6 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.5 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.3 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.8 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.6 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.5 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 21.2 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9 | -0.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 20.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 20.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.05, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.46 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.55 | 21 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia?
- Low birth weight number in Bolivia was 20.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 in 2020.
- How does Bolivia rank for low birth weight number?
- Bolivia ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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