Low birth weight number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Low birth weight number was 143.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 143.5 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Burkina Faso peaked at 143.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 108.9, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 18th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108.9 | — |
| 2001 | 110.7 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 112.6 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 115.5 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 117.8 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 120.9 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 124.5 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 127.2 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 129.7 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 132 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 134.3 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 136.4 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 138.3 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 139.8 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 140.8 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 141.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 140.9 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 140.5 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 141.6 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 142.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 143.5 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.98 | 108.9 | 132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.66 | 134.3 | 142.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.5 | 143.5 | 143.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Burkina Faso?
- Low birth weight number in Burkina Faso was 143.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 143.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.9 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for low birth weight number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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