Low birth weight number in Iraq
Iraq: Low birth weight number was 128.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
128.1
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 157 countries
All-time high
131.5
in 2014
All-time low
92.2
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 128.1 for low birth weight number in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Iraq peaked at 131.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.2, in 2000.
That places Iraq 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 100.45 | 92.2 | 108.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.36 | 114.7 | 131.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.1 | 128.1 | 128.1 | 1 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Iraq?
- Low birth weight number in Iraq was 128.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 131.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for low birth weight number?
- Iraq ranks 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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