Low birth weight number in Ghana
Ghana: Low birth weight number was 130.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
130.1
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 157 countries
All-time high
134.4
in 2015
All-time low
111.5
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Ghana, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Ghana stood at 130.1.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Ghana peaked at 134.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 111.5, in 2000.
That places Ghana 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119.31 | 111.5 | 125.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.72 | 127.5 | 134.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 1 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 986.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 20 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 20 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 304,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 301,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 312,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 309,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Ghana?
- Low birth weight number in Ghana was 130.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 134.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.5 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for low birth weight number?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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