Low birth weight number in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Low birth weight number was 1.7 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in North Macedonia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in North Macedonia is 1.7, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in North Macedonia peaked at 2.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2019.
That places North Macedonia 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.02 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.7 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 |
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More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,700 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -0.1588 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4866 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 10,719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in North Macedonia?
- Low birth weight number in North Macedonia was 1.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2019.
- How does North Macedonia rank for low birth weight number?
- North Macedonia ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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