Low birth weight number in Latvia
Latvia: Low birth weight number was 0.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.7
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
141st
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2000
All-time low
0.7
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Latvia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.7 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Latvia peaked at 1.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2020.
Latvia ranks 141st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 1.05 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.91 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Latvia?
- Low birth weight number in Latvia was 0.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for low birth weight number?
- Latvia ranks 141st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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