Low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Low birth weight number was 2.9 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
2.9
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
119th
of 157 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 2007
All-time low
2.9
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 2.9 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2020.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 119th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1 | — |
| 2001 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 | 3 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Low birth weight number in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for low birth weight number?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 119th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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