Low birth weight number in Malawi
Malawi: Low birth weight number was 100.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Malawi is 100.3, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Malawi peaked at 100.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.1, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 25th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 90.7 | 84.1 | 94.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.39 | 95.2 | 99.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.3 | 100.3 | 100.3 | 1 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Malawi?
- Low birth weight number in Malawi was 100.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for low birth weight number?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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