Low birth weight number in Portugal
Portugal: Low birth weight number was 7.4 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.4
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
98th
of 156 countries
All-time high
8.6
in 2000
All-time low
7
in 2013
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Portugal, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 7.4 for low birth weight number in 2020.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Portugal peaked at 8.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 98th of 156 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 | 8.28 | 8 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 | 7 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4763 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 60,235 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Portugal?
- Low birth weight number in Portugal was 7.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for low birth weight number?
- Portugal ranks 98th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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