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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More health data for Mongolia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
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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