Low birth weight number in Greece
Greece: Low birth weight number was 9.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 157 countries
All-time high
12.1
in 2009
All-time low
9.2
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Greece, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Greece is 9.2, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Greece peaked at 12.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2019.
Greece ranks 90th 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.
Low birth weight number in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 | — |
| 2001 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.1 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.5 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 11.6 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.3 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.8 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 10 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.7 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.95, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.27 | 9.2 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % 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 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % 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 Greece?
- Low birth weight number in Greece was 9.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for low birth weight number?
- Greece ranks 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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