Low birth weight number in Namibia
Namibia: Low birth weight number was 10.8 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
10.8
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
84th
of 157 countries
All-time high
10.9
in 2014
All-time low
9.2
in 2002
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Namibia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 10.8 for low birth weight number in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Namibia peaked at 10.9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2002.
That places Namibia 84th 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.
Low birth weight number in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4 | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.2 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8 | -0.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 10.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 10.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 28% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.45 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Low birth weight number in Namibia was 10.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for low birth weight number?
- Namibia ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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