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.
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 44 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (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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