Low birth weight number in Türkiye
Türkiye: Low birth weight number was 163.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Türkiye, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Türkiye stood at 163.2. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Türkiye peaked at 220.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 163.2, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 16th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 199.55 | 189.2 | 220.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 185.93 | 169.5 | 192.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.2 | 163.2 | 163.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 13 South Africa 198.8 compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 167.8 compare
- 15 Madagascar 165.6 compare
- 17 Kenya 145.2 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 143.5 compare
- 19 Ghana 130.1 compare
More health data for Türkiye
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3781 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4989 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Türkiye?
- Low birth weight number in Türkiye was 163.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 220.3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 163.2 in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for low birth weight number?
- Türkiye ranks 16th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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