Low birth weight number in France
France: Low birth weight number was 50.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
50.7
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
41st
of 157 countries
All-time high
60.2
in 2010
All-time low
50.7
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in France, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in France stood at 50.7. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in France peaked at 60.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.7, in 2020.
France ranks 41st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.38 | 57.3 | 59.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.63 | 52.2 | 60.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,016 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 410,003 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 393,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 422,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 401,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 424,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 402,563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in France?
- Low birth weight number in France was 50.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 in 2020.
- How does France rank for low birth weight number?
- France ranks 41st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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