Low birth weight number in Seychelles
Seychelles: Low birth weight number was 0.2 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2000
All-time low
0.2
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Seychelles, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.2 for low birth weight number in 2020. 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 Seychelles peaked at 0.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 150th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Low birth weight number in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.95, 4% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More health data for Seychelles
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,333 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Seychelles?
- Low birth weight number in Seychelles was 0.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for low birth weight number?
- Seychelles ranks 150th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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