Low birth weight number in Indonesia
Indonesia: Low birth weight number was 449.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Indonesia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Indonesia is 449.6, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Indonesia peaked at 530.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 449.6, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 5th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 512.01 | 501.8 | 525.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 495.15 | 454.6 | 530.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.6 | 449.6 | 449.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 2 Bangladesh 696.7 compare
- 3 China 608.9 compare
- 4 Philippines 522.9 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 399.2 compare
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,286 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Indonesia?
- Low birth weight number in Indonesia was 449.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 530.9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 449.6 in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for low birth weight number?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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