Low birth weight number in Lebanon
Lebanon: Low birth weight number was 11.1 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
11.1
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
83rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
14.3
in 2015
All-time low
10.2
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Lebanon, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 11.1 for low birth weight number in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Lebanon peaked at 14.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2007.
Lebanon ranks 83rd 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 | 10.57 | 10.2 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.33 | 10.7 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 12.5 compare
- 81 Gambia, The 11.5 compare
- 81 Oman 11.5 compare
- 84 Namibia 10.8 compare
- 85 Botswana 10.4 compare
- 85 El Salvador 10.4 compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,106 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 185 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,389 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,389 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 47,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,828 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 43,916 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Lebanon?
- Low birth weight number in Lebanon was 11.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2007.
- How does Lebanon rank for low birth weight number?
- Lebanon ranks 83rd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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