Low birth weight number in Kiribati
Kiribati: Low birth weight number was 0.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2000
All-time low
0.2
in 2002
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Kiribati, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Kiribati is 0.3, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Kiribati peaked at 0.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2002.
Kiribati ranks 147th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 0.28 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 144 Estonia 0.6 compare
- 145 Luxembourg 0.5 compare
- 146 Montenegro 0.4 compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.3 compare
- 147 Malta 0.3 compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2 compare
- 150 Iceland 0.2 compare
- 150 Seychelles 0.2 compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,509 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Kiribati?
- Low birth weight number in Kiribati was 0.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2002.
- How does Kiribati rank for low birth weight number?
- Kiribati ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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