Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Low birth weight number was 0.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 2005
All-time low
0.6
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2020

00.20.40.62000201020202000: 0.62001: 0.62002: 0.62003: 0.62004: 0.62005: 0.72006: 0.72007: 0.72008: 0.72009: 0.72010: 0.72011: 0.72012: 0.72013: 0.72014: 0.72015: 0.72016: 0.72017: 0.72018: 0.72019: 0.72020: 0.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2020, low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.7. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2000.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Low birth weight number (in thousands) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6
2001 0.6 +0.0%
2002 0.6 +0.0%
2003 0.6 +0.0%
2004 0.6 +0.0%
2005 0.7 +16.7%
2006 0.7 +0.0%
2007 0.7 +0.0%
2008 0.7 +0.0%
2009 0.7 +0.0%
2010 0.7 +0.0%
2011 0.7 +0.0%
2012 0.7 +0.0%
2013 0.7 +0.0%
2014 0.7 +0.0%
2015 0.7 +0.0%
2016 0.7 +0.0%
2017 0.7 +0.0%
2018 0.7 +0.0%
2019 0.7 +0.0%
2020 0.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.65 0.6 0.7 10
2010s 0.7 0.7 0.7 10
2020s 0.7 0.7 0.7 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe?
Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2005.
What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2000.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for low birth weight number?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Indicator
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
178 places, 3,738 data points, 2000–2020
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