Low birth weight number in Ukraine
Ukraine: Low birth weight number was 19.4 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Ukraine, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 19.4 for low birth weight number in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Ukraine peaked at 30.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.4, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 68th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4 | 23.3 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.05 | 20.2 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 1 |
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More health data for Ukraine
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,126 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 23,669 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 23,669 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 197,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 196,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 191,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 195,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 189,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Ukraine?
- Low birth weight number in Ukraine was 19.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for low birth weight number?
- Ukraine ranks 68th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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