Low birth weight number in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Low birth weight number was 22.6 in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight number in Kazakhstan, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Kazakhstan stood at 22.6. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Kazakhstan peaked at 22.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.6, in 2001.
Kazakhstan ranks 63rd of 156 countries on this measure, 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 | 18.11 | 15.6 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.75 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 825.8 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 660 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,857 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 113,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 118,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 114,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 121,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Kazakhstan?
- Low birth weight number in Kazakhstan was 22.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6 in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for low birth weight number?
- Kazakhstan ranks 63rd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).