Low birth weight number in Finland
Finland: Low birth weight number was 1.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 157 countries
All-time high
2.5
in 2000
All-time low
1.9
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Finland, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.9 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Finland peaked at 2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2018.
Finland ranks 128th 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 | 2.43 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Finland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,271 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 30,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Finland?
- Low birth weight number in Finland was 1.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for low birth weight number?
- Finland ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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