Low birth weight number in Norway
Norway: Low birth weight number was 2.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 157 countries
All-time high
3
in 2000
All-time low
2.4
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Norway, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.4 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 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Norway peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 2019.
Norway ranks 126th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.85 | 2.8 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Norway?
- Low birth weight number in Norway was 2.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for low birth weight number?
- Norway ranks 126th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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