Low birth weight number in Myanmar
Myanmar: Low birth weight number was 115.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Myanmar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Myanmar is 115.9, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Myanmar peaked at 131.2 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 115.9, in 2020.
That places Myanmar 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.73 | 122.8 | 131.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.22 | 117.1 | 121.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.9 | 115.9 | 115.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 604 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 446,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 427,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 447,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Myanmar?
- Low birth weight number in Myanmar was 115.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 131.2 in 2002.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.9 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for low birth weight number?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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