Low birth weight number in Netherlands
Netherlands: Low birth weight number was 9.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9.8
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
87th
of 157 countries
All-time high
14
in 2000
All-time low
9.7
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Netherlands stood at 9.8.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Netherlands peaked at 14 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.7, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 87th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5 | 11.5 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.35 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Netherlands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 128,921 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 125,868 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Netherlands?
- Low birth weight number in Netherlands was 9.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for low birth weight number?
- Netherlands ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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