Low birth weight number in EUR
EUR: Low birth weight number was 796 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
796
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
18th
of 19 groups
All-time high
913.6
in 2014
All-time low
796
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in EUR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EUR recorded 796 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in EUR peaked at 913.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 796, in 2020.
Low birth weight number in EUR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 856.8 | — |
| 2001 | 854.9 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 840.9 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 841.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 850.1 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 851.7 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 864.6 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 879.5 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 904 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 909.3 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 910.4 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 905.1 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 911.2 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 904.7 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 913.6 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 910.4 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 903.1 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 870.3 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 844.9 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 815.4 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 796 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 865.29 | 840.9 | 909.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 888.91 | 815.4 | 913.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 796 | 796 | 796 | 1 |
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- Pertussis - number of reported cases 52,021 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 85 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 7.7 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 11.16 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 0.7826 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 8,827 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 10,454 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 7.6% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 18.78 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in EUR?
- Low birth weight number in EUR was 796 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 913.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 796 in 2020.
- How does EUR rank for low birth weight number?
- EUR ranks 18th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this EUR 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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