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.
Low birth weight number in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9 | — |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 5.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 5.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
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
- 99 Bulgaria 6.8 compare
- 100 Turkmenistan 6 compare
- 100 East Timor 6 compare
- 102 Switzerland 5.6 compare
- 104 Costa Rica 5.4 compare
- 105 Austria 5.3 compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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