Low birth weight number in Mozambique
Mozambique: Low birth weight number was 204.7 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
204.7
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
10th
of 156 countries
All-time high
204.7
in 2020
All-time low
150.6
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Mozambique, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 204.7 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Mozambique peaked at 204.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 150.6, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160.76 | 150.6 | 174.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.89 | 178.1 | 201.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.7 | 204.7 | 204.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 869.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 64 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 64 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 298,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 306,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 308,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 315,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 317,076 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 323,329 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Mozambique?
- Low birth weight number in Mozambique was 204.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 204.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.6 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for low birth weight number?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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