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.
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
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,159 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 112,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 109,944 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 112,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 110,119 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 112,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 110,411 (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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