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.
Low birth weight number in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 127.1 | — |
| 2001 | 129.2 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 131.2 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 129.6 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 127.5 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 126 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 125.1 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 125.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 123.7 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 122.8 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 121.6 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 120.7 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 119.5 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 119.2 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 118.8 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 119.4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 119.5 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 118.7 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 117.7 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 117.1 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 115.9 | -1.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 115.9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 115.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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