Low birth weight number in Czechia
Czechia: Low birth weight number was 8.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8.1
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
92nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 2017
All-time low
6
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Czechia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Czechia is 8.1, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Czechia peaked at 8.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 92nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.04 | 6 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1 |
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More health data for Czechia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 49,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 51,596 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Czechia?
- Low birth weight number in Czechia was 8.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for low birth weight number?
- Czechia ranks 92nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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