Low birth weight number in Lesotho
Lesotho: Low birth weight number was 8.6 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
8.6
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
91st
of 157 countries
All-time high
9
in 2013
All-time low
8.5
in 2005
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Lesotho, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.6 for low birth weight number in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Lesotho peaked at 9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 91st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 8.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Lesotho?
- Low birth weight number in Lesotho was 8.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for low birth weight number?
- Lesotho ranks 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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