Low birth weight number in Jamaica
Jamaica: Low birth weight number was 4.6 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in Jamaica, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Jamaica is 4.6, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Jamaica peaked at 7.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 107th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.04 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 104 Costa Rica 5.4 compare
- 105 Austria 5.3 compare
- 106 Belarus, Republic of 4.7 compare
- 107 Sweden 4.6 compare
- 109 Singapore 4.5 compare
- 110 Slovak Republic 4.4 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 23,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 23,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 22,723 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Jamaica?
- Low birth weight number in Jamaica was 4.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for low birth weight number?
- Jamaica ranks 107th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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