Low birth weight number in SEAR
SEAR: Low birth weight number was 7,446 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7,446
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
10,774
in 2001
All-time low
7,446
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in SEAR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in SEAR is 7,446, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in SEAR peaked at 10,774 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,446, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,758 | — |
| 2001 | 10,774 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10,645 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10,471 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 10,298 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10,048 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9,813 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 9,650 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9,504 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9,381 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9,202 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,033 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8,860 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8,700 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 8,372 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 8,265 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,171 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7,930 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 7,841 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7,623 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 7,446 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,134 | 9,381 | 10,774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,400 | 7,623 | 9,202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,446 | 7,446 | 7,446 | 1 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 2 Bangladesh 696.7 compare
- 3 China 608.9 compare
- 4 Philippines 522.9 compare
- 5 Indonesia 449.6 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 399.2 compare
- 7 United States 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 763.07 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in SEAR?
- Low birth weight number in SEAR was 7,446 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 10,774 in 2001.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,446 in 2020.
- How does SEAR rank for low birth weight number?
- SEAR ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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