Low birth weight number in Iceland
Iceland: Low birth weight number was 0.2 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2000
All-time low
0.1
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Iceland, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Iceland peaked at 0.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2001.
That places Iceland 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 147 Kiribati 0.3 compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.3 compare
- 147 Malta 0.3 compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2 compare
- 150 Seychelles 0.2 compare
- 153 Andorra 0.1 compare
More health data for Iceland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Iceland?
- Low birth weight number in Iceland was 0.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for low birth weight number?
- Iceland ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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