Low birth weight number in EMR
EMR: Low birth weight number was 2,949 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2,949
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 19 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 EMR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in EMR is 2,949, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in EMR 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 EMR, 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 EMR
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
- 9 Tanzania 219.5 compare
- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
- 11 Angola 203.9 compare
- 12 Mexico 199.1 compare
- 13 South Africa 198.8 compare
More health data for EMR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 45.2% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in EMR?
- Low birth weight number in EMR was 2,949 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 2,991 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,405 in 2000.
- How does EMR rank for low birth weight number?
- EMR ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EMR 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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