Low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Low birth weight number was 2,949 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,949
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
8th
of 13 groups
All-time high
2,991
in 2014
All-time low
2,405
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 2,949 for low birth weight number in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 2,991 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,405, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,405 | — |
| 2001 | 2,439 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,469 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,498 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,520 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,540 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,581 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,652 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,689 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,749 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,822 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,877 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,935 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,978 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,991 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,990 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,955 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,956 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,952 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,940 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,949 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,554 | 2,405 | 2,749 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,939 | 2,822 | 2,991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,949 | 2,949 | 2,949 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 5 Indonesia 449.6 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 399.2 compare
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 219.5 compare
- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
- 11 Angola 203.9 compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 5,830 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 83,590 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 482 (2025)
- Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 23.4% (2024)
- Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 60.8% (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths 824,362 (2024)
- Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 11.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Low birth weight number in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 2,949 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,991 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,405 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for low birth weight number?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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