Low birth weight number in Sweden
Sweden: Low birth weight number was 4.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4.6
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.9
in 2016
All-time low
3.9
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Sweden, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Sweden is 4.6, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Sweden peaked at 4.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 107th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Sweden?
- Low birth weight number in Sweden was 4.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for low birth weight number?
- Sweden ranks 107th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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