Low birth weight number in Uruguay
Uruguay: Low birth weight number was 2.8 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight number in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Uruguay stood at 2.8. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Uruguay peaked at 4.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2020.
That places Uruguay 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Uruguay?
- Low birth weight number in Uruguay was 2.8 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for low birth weight number?
- Uruguay ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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