Low birth weight number in Eritrea
Eritrea: Low birth weight number was 15.5 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
15.5
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
74th
of 157 countries
All-time high
16.5
in 2006
All-time low
14.3
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Eritrea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Eritrea is 15.5, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Eritrea peaked at 16.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 74th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Low birth weight number in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5 | — |
| 2001 | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.1 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.3 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.4 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.5 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.5 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | +0.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 15.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.5, 41% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 15.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 40% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7 | 14.3 | 16.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.86 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Eritrea?
- Low birth weight number in Eritrea was 15.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for low birth weight number?
- Eritrea ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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