Low birth weight number in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Low birth weight number was 12.5 in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
12.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 156 countries
All-time high
13.7
in 2012
All-time low
12.5
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Guinea-Bissau, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 12.5 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 13.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2019.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.27 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.24 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Guinea-Bissau?
- Low birth weight number in Guinea-Bissau was 12.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2019.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for low birth weight number?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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