Low birth weight number in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Low birth weight number was 1.2 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 157 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2015
All-time low
0.8
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Vanuatu, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Vanuatu is 1.2, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Vanuatu peaked at 1.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 134th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.8, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1.2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.87 | 0.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Vanuatu?
- Low birth weight number in Vanuatu was 1.2 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for low birth weight number?
- Vanuatu ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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