Low birth weight number in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Low birth weight number was 0.5 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2013
All-time low
0.4
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Luxembourg, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.5 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Luxembourg peaked at 0.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.47 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 144 Estonia 0.6 compare
- 146 Montenegro 0.4 compare
- 147 Kiribati 0.3 compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.3 compare
- 147 Malta 0.3 compare
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 4,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Luxembourg?
- Low birth weight number in Luxembourg was 0.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2013.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for low birth weight number?
- Luxembourg ranks 145th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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