Low birth weight number in Japan
Japan: Low birth weight number was 93.6 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
93.6
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 157 countries
All-time high
136.3
in 2000
All-time low
93.6
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Japan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 93.6 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Japan peaked at 136.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.6, in 2020.
Japan ranks 29th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.72 | 121.8 | 136.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.66 | 94.2 | 120.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6 | 93.6 | 93.6 | 1 |
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More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Japan?
- Low birth weight number in Japan was 93.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 136.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for low birth weight number?
- Japan ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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