Low birth weight number in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Low birth weight number was 14.3 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in Nicaragua, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Nicaragua stood at 14.3. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Nicaragua peaked at 16.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 77th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 15.63 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.05 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.492 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 62,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Nicaragua?
- Low birth weight number in Nicaragua was 14.3 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for low birth weight number?
- Nicaragua ranks 77th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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