Low birth weight number in Tunisia
Tunisia: Low birth weight number was 16.7 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.7
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
71st
of 157 countries
All-time high
18
in 2014
All-time low
13.1
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Tunisia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Tunisia stood at 16.7.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Tunisia peaked at 18 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 71st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.88 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.43 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 1 |
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More health data for Tunisia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,287 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 80,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 77,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 80,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 77,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 80,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 76,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Tunisia?
- Low birth weight number in Tunisia was 16.7 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for low birth weight number?
- Tunisia ranks 71st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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