Low birth weight number in Guatemala
Guatemala: Low birth weight number was 54.9 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
54.9
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
39th
of 157 countries
All-time high
60.3
in 2016
All-time low
54.9
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Guatemala, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Guatemala stood at 54.9. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Guatemala peaked at 60.3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.9, in 2020.
That places Guatemala 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9 | 56.5 | 57.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.76 | 56.7 | 60.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9 | 54.9 | 54.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 181,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 179,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 184,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 182,162 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 187,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 184,024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Guatemala?
- Low birth weight number in Guatemala was 54.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9 in 2020.
- How does Guatemala rank for low birth weight number?
- Guatemala ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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