Low birth weight number in Singapore
Singapore: Low birth weight number was 4.5 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
4.5
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
109th
of 156 countries
All-time high
5.7
in 2000
All-time low
4.3
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000β2020
Low birth weight number in Singapore, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 4.5 for low birth weight number in 2020.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Singapore peaked at 5.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2018.
That places Singapore 109th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 4.91 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,924 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 65,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 52,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 64,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 52,109 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Singapore?
- Low birth weight number in Singapore was 4.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2018.
- How does Singapore rank for low birth weight number?
- Singapore ranks 109th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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