Low birth weight number in Gabon
Gabon: Low birth weight number was 9.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 157 countries
All-time high
9.3
in 2016
All-time low
6.4
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Gabon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Gabon stood at 9.3. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Gabon peaked at 9.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.4, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4 | — |
| 2001 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 8.2 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.8 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 9.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.6, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 9.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 24% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 87 Netherlands 9.8 compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 9.7 compare
- 90 Greece 9.2 compare
- 91 Lesotho 8.6 compare
- 92 Czechia 8.1 compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Low birth weight number in Gabon was 9.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for low birth weight number?
- Gabon ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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