Low birth weight number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Low birth weight number was 3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 157 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2000
All-time low
3
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Eswatini, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Eswatini stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Eswatini peaked at 3.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 117th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7 | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.66 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 | 3 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Low birth weight number in Eswatini was 3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for low birth weight number?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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