Low birth weight number in Qatar
Qatar: Low birth weight number was 3.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Qatar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Qatar stood at 3.1. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Qatar peaked at 3.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2000.
That places Qatar 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 1.8 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 |
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More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 185.5 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 13,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Qatar?
- Low birth weight number in Qatar was 3.1 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for low birth weight number?
- Qatar ranks 116th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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