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.
Low birth weight number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.1 | — |
| 2001 | 85.6 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 87.2 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 89.1 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 90.8 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 92.7 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 94.3 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.9 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.2 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.6 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.9 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 100.3 | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 100.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.5, 2.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 100.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 2.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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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