Low birth weight number in Comoros
Comoros: Low birth weight number was 5.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Comoros, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Comoros is 5.6, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Comoros peaked at 5.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2000.
That places Comoros 102nd 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 | 5.11 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 827.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 325,504 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Comoros?
- Low birth weight number in Comoros was 5.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for low birth weight number?
- Comoros ranks 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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