Low birth weight number in Congo
Congo: Low birth weight number was 21.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Congo, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Congo is 21.2, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Congo peaked at 21.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.7, in 2000.
Congo ranks 65th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7 | — |
| 2001 | 15.6 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.1 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16.6 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 17 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.1 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 20.4 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.4 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.3 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.5 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.8 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2 | +1.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 21.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 21.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.98 | 14.7 | 19.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.51 | 20.3 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 62 Tajikistan 22.9 compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 22.6 compare
- 64 South Korea 22 compare
- 66 Bolivia 20.9 compare
- 66 Poland 20.9 compare
- 68 Australia 19.4 compare
- 68 Ukraine 19.4 compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Low birth weight number in Congo was 21.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for low birth weight number?
- Congo ranks 65th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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