Low birth weight number in Gambia
Gambia: Low birth weight number was 11.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
11.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 157 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 2014
All-time low
9
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Gambia stood at 11.5. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Gambia peaked at 11.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 81st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.84 | 9 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.38 | 11 | 11.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.502 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Gambia?
- Low birth weight number in Gambia was 11.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for low birth weight number?
- Gambia ranks 81st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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