Low birth weight number in Malta
Malta: Low birth weight number was 0.3 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 2000
All-time low
0.3
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Malta, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Malta is 0.3, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Malta peaked at 0.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2000.
That places Malta 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 144 Estonia 0.6 compare
- 145 Luxembourg 0.5 compare
- 146 Montenegro 0.4 compare
- 147 Kiribati 0.3 compare
- 147 Saint Lucia 0.3 compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2 compare
- 150 Iceland 0.2 compare
- 150 Seychelles 0.2 compare
More health data for Malta
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,737 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,001 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,421 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Malta?
- Low birth weight number in Malta was 0.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for low birth weight number?
- Malta ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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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