Low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Low birth weight number was 2,809 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank) is 2,809, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 3,396 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,809, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,321 | — |
| 2001 | 3,256 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,209 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,184 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,202 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,217 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,237 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,258 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,297 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,305 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,297 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,318 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,396 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,336 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,360 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,268 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,266 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,242 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,062 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2,967 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,809 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,249 | 3,184 | 3,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,251 | 2,967 | 3,396 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,809 | 2,809 | 2,809 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 399.2 compare
- 7 United States of America 303.2 compare
- 8 Brazil 242.4 compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 219.5 compare
- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
- 11 Angola 203.9 compare
- 12 Mexico 199.1 compare
More health data for Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,773 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 91,627 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,556 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -27.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 63,803 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,773 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 1,556 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 91,627 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 212 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Low birth weight number in Upper-middle income (World Bank) was 2,809 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,396 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,809 in 2020.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for low birth weight number?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 9th out of 13 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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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