Low birth weight number in Croatia
Croatia: Low birth weight number was 1.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 157 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 2000
All-time low
1.8
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Croatia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Croatia stood at 1.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Croatia peaked at 2.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2019.
Croatia ranks 129th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Croatia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,151 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 19,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 18,748 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Croatia?
- Low birth weight number in Croatia was 1.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for low birth weight number?
- Croatia ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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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