Low birth weight number in Fiji
Fiji: Low birth weight number was 1.3 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.3
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
133rd
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2006
All-time low
1.3
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Fiji, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Fiji stood at 1.3. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Fiji peaked at 1.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2020.
Fiji ranks 133rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 131 North Macedonia 1.7 compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5 compare
- 134 Lithuania 1.2 compare
- 134 Slovenia 1.2 compare
- 134 Vanuatu 1.2 compare
More health data for Fiji
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,339 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Fiji?
- Low birth weight number in Fiji was 1.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2020.
- How does Fiji rank for low birth weight number?
- Fiji ranks 133rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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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