Low birth weight number in Mongolia

Mongolia: Low birth weight number was 3.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.6
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
113th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2013
All-time low
3.3
in 2004
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Low birth weight number in Mongolia, 2000–2020

012342000201020202000: 3.82001: 3.72002: 3.52003: 3.42004: 3.32005: 3.32006: 3.42007: 3.62008: 3.82009: 3.92010: 3.82011: 3.92012: 42013: 4.22014: 4.22015: 4.22016: 42017: 3.92018: 3.82019: 3.72020: 3.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 3.6 for low birth weight number in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Mongolia peaked at 4.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2004.

That places Mongolia 113th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.57 3.3 3.9 10
2010s 3.97 3.7 4.2 10
2020s 3.6 3.6 3.6 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is low birth weight number in Mongolia?
Low birth weight number in Mongolia was 3.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2013.
What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2004.
How does Mongolia rank for low birth weight number?
Mongolia ranks 113th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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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About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2020
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