Low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Low birth weight number was 49.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea is 49.1, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea peaked at 49.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8 | — |
| 2001 | 34.8 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.9 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 37 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.8 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.7 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.5 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 42.3 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.4 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.3 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 45 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 45.7 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46.4 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.9 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 47.4 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.8 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.3 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 49.1 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.21 | 33.8 | 42.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.39 | 43.4 | 48.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 1 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3237 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea?
- Low birth weight number in Papua New Guinea was 49.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for low birth weight number?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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