Low birth weight number in Malaysia
Malaysia: Low birth weight number was 70.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Malaysia is 70.6, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Malaysia peaked at 70.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.6, in 2005.
Malaysia ranks 33rd 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 | 59.33 | 56.6 | 63.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.28 | 62.5 | 70.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6 | 70.6 | 70.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 284,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 299,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 318,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 290,643 (2025)
- Population, male 18.82 million (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 298,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Malaysia?
- Low birth weight number in Malaysia was 70.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6 in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank for low birth weight number?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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