Low birth weight number in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Low birth weight number was 22.9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight number in Tajikistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Tajikistan is 22.9, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Tajikistan peaked at 24.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.3, in 2003.
That places Tajikistan 62nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.7 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.3 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 20.1 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.8 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.8 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.5 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 24 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.8 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.32 | 22.3 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,061 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0407 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5083 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Tajikistan?
- Low birth weight number in Tajikistan was 22.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for low birth weight number?
- Tajikistan ranks 62nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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