Low birth weight number in Israel
Israel: Low birth weight number was 15.8 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
15.8
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
72nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
16.8
in 2016
All-time low
13.2
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Israel, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Israel stood at 15.8.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Israel peaked at 16.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.2, in 2000.
That places Israel 72nd out of 156 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.96 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Israel
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 665.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 119 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 3 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 3 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 69,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 66,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 71,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 68,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 72,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Israel?
- Low birth weight number in Israel was 15.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for low birth weight number?
- Israel ranks 72nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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