Low birth weight number in Montenegro

Montenegro: Low birth weight number was 0.4 in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
146th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.6
in 2000
All-time low
0.4
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Low birth weight number in Montenegro, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.62001: 0.62002: 0.62003: 0.62004: 0.52005: 0.52006: 0.52007: 0.52008: 0.62009: 0.62010: 0.52011: 0.52012: 0.52013: 0.52014: 0.52015: 0.52016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, low birth weight number in Montenegro stood at 0.4. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Montenegro peaked at 0.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2020.

Montenegro ranks 146th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.56 0.5 0.6 10
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 10
2020s 0.4 0.4 0.4 1

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 144 Estonia 0.6 compare
  2. 145 Luxembourg 0.5 compare
  3. 147 Kiribati 0.3 compare
  4. 147 St. Lucia 0.3 compare
  5. 147 Malta 0.3 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places β†’

More health data for Montenegro

All data for Montenegro β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is low birth weight number in Montenegro?
Low birth weight number in Montenegro was 0.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2000.
What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2020.
How does Montenegro rank for low birth weight number?
Montenegro ranks 146th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Low birth weight number in Montenegro. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/low-birth-weight-number-in-thousands/montenegro/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/low-birth-weight-number-in-thousands/montenegro/">Low birth weight number in Montenegro</a> β€” Statizoid

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
Last refreshed