Low birth weight number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Low birth weight number was 10.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in El Salvador, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in El Salvador is 10.4, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in El Salvador peaked at 17.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 85th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.2 | — |
| 2001 | 16.4 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.5 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 14.8 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.1 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.6 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.3 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.4 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.27 | 12.5 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.69 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,537 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 104 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8222 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in El Salvador?
- Low birth weight number in El Salvador was 10.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for low birth weight number?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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