Low birth weight number in Ecuador
Ecuador: Low birth weight number was 31.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Ecuador, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Ecuador stood at 31.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Ecuador peaked at 36.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.8, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 55th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.9 | — |
| 2001 | 36.8 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 36.6 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.4 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.2 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.3 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.3 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.7 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8 | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 31.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 31.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.05, 2.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.37 | 36.1 | 36.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.68 | 32 | 36.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Ecuador?
- Low birth weight number in Ecuador was 31.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8 in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for low birth weight number?
- Ecuador ranks 55th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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