Low birth weight number in Cuba
Cuba: Low birth weight number was 7.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.5
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
97th
of 157 countries
All-time high
9.9
in 2000
All-time low
7.5
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Cuba, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Cuba stood at 7.5. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Cuba peaked at 9.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 97th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9 | — |
| 2001 | 9.6 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.1 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | -3.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.05, 53% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.97 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Cuba?
- Low birth weight number in Cuba was 7.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for low birth weight number?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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