Low birth weight number in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Low birth weight number was 55.7 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in Sri Lanka, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Sri Lanka is 55.7, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.7, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 38th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.99 | 66.3 | 72.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.95 | 56.8 | 67.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Sri Lanka?
- Low birth weight number in Sri Lanka was 55.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for low birth weight number?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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