Low birth weight number in Nepal
Nepal: Low birth weight number was 118.9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
118.9
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 157 countries
All-time high
168.3
in 2000
All-time low
118.9
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Nepal, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 118.9 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Nepal peaked at 168.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 118.9, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 21st of 157 countries on this measure, 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 | 152.09 | 134 | 168.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.17 | 119.6 | 131.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.9 | 118.9 | 118.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Nepal?
- Low birth weight number in Nepal was 118.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 168.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.9 in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for low birth weight number?
- Nepal ranks 21st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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