Low birth weight number in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Low birth weight number was 5.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Costa Rica, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5.4 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Costa Rica peaked at 6.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5 | — |
| 2001 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.32 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.09 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.343 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.3968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6894 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Costa Rica?
- Low birth weight number in Costa Rica was 5.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for low birth weight number?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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