Low birth weight number in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Low birth weight number was 27.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Sierra Leone, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 27.2 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Sierra Leone peaked at 30.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.2, in 2020.
Sierra Leone ranks 60th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.81 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.27 | 27.5 | 29.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 57 Honduras 28.3 compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 27.8 compare
- 59 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 27.5 compare
- 61 Canada 24.5 compare
- 62 Tajikistan 22.9 compare
- 63 Kazakhstan 22.6 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 79,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 82,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 81,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,700 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Sierra Leone?
- Low birth weight number in Sierra Leone was 27.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for low birth weight number?
- Sierra Leone ranks 60th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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