Low birth weight number in Rwanda
Rwanda: Low birth weight number was 37.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
37.5
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
50th
of 157 countries
All-time high
37.5
in 2020
All-time low
30.3
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Rwanda stood at 37.5. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Rwanda peaked at 37.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.3, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 50th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3 | — |
| 2001 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.4 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 31.9 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.3 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 32.8 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.6 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 34.1 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.7 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 35.4 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 36 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.6 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 37.1 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.5 | +1.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 37.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.5, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 37.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6 | 30.3 | 32.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.66 | 33 | 37.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Rwanda?
- Low birth weight number in Rwanda was 37.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for low birth weight number?
- Rwanda ranks 50th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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