Low birth weight number in Madagascar
Madagascar: Low birth weight number was 165.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 165.6 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Madagascar peaked at 165.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131.3, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 15th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140.99 | 131.3 | 152.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.56 | 153.1 | 164.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.6 | 165.6 | 165.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 12 Mexico 199.1 compare
- 13 South Africa 198.8 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 167.8 compare
- 16 Turkey 163.2 compare
- 17 Kenya 145.2 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 143.5 compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 294,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 291,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 298,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 295,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 303,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 300,558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Madagascar?
- Low birth weight number in Madagascar was 165.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 165.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.3 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for low birth weight number?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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