Low birth weight number in Maldives
Maldives: Low birth weight number was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
138th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2011
All-time low
0.8
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Maldives, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Maldives is 1, measured in 2020.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Maldives peaked at 1.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2000.
That places Maldives 138th out of 157 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 | 0.85 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,560 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 4,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,716 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 31.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Maldives?
- Low birth weight number in Maldives was 1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for low birth weight number?
- Maldives ranks 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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