Low birth weight number in Brazil
Brazil: Low birth weight number was 242.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
242.4
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
8th
of 157 countries
All-time high
279.4
in 2000
All-time low
242.4
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Brazil, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Brazil stood at 242.4. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Brazil peaked at 279.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 242.4, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 8th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264.67 | 252.9 | 279.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.13 | 248.4 | 256.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.4 | 242.4 | 242.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Indonesia 449.6 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 399.2 compare
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 9 Tanzania 219.5 compare
- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
- 11 Angola 203.9 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Brazil?
- Low birth weight number in Brazil was 242.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 279.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.4 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for low birth weight number?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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