Low birth weight number in Switzerland
Switzerland: Low birth weight number was 5.6 in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight number in Switzerland, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Switzerland is 5.6, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Switzerland peaked at 5.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 102nd of 156 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 | 4.65 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 | 5 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 99 Bulgaria 6.8 compare
- 100 Turkmenistan 6 compare
- 100 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 6 compare
- 102 Comoros, Union of the 5.6 compare
- 104 Costa Rica 5.4 compare
- 105 Austria 5.3 compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Switzerland?
- Low birth weight number in Switzerland was 5.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for low birth weight number?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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