Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Low birth weight number was 0.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
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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