Low birth weight number in Canada
Canada: Low birth weight number was 24.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Canada stood at 24.5. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Canada peaked at 24.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2000.
That places Canada 61st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.21 | 18.4 | 22.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Canada?
- Low birth weight number in Canada was 24.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for low birth weight number?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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