Low birth weight number in Laos
Laos: Low birth weight number was 27.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Laos, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Laos stood at 27.5. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Laos peaked at 31.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2020.
That places Laos 59th out of 157 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 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.51 | 27.6 | 29.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 56 Italy 29.6 compare
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- 62 Tajikistan 22.9 compare
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Laos?
- Low birth weight number in Laos was 27.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for low birth weight number?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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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