Low birth weight number in Honduras

Honduras: Low birth weight number was 28.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
28.3
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 157 countries
All-time high
28.3
in 2020
All-time low
25.8
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Low birth weight number in Honduras, 2000–2020

01020302000201020202000: 25.82001: 26.12002: 26.22003: 26.22004: 26.22005: 26.22006: 26.22007: 26.22008: 26.22009: 26.32010: 26.42011: 26.52012: 26.62013: 26.72014: 26.92015: 27.12016: 27.32017: 27.52018: 27.82019: 28.12020: 28.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, low birth weight number in Honduras stood at 28.3. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Honduras peaked at 28.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.8, in 2000.

That places Honduras 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.16 25.8 26.3 10
2010s 27.09 26.4 28.1 10
2020s 28.3 28.3 28.3 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is low birth weight number in Honduras?
Low birth weight number in Honduras was 28.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 28.3 in 2020.
What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 25.8 in 2000.
How does Honduras rank for low birth weight number?
Honduras ranks 57th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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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About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2020
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