Low birth weight number in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Low birth weight number was 93.9 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight number in Viet Nam, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Viet Nam is 93.9, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Viet Nam peaked at 141.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.9, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 131.12 | 121 | 141.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.45 | 96.7 | 118.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9 | 93.9 | 93.9 | 1 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Viet Nam?
- Low birth weight number in Viet Nam was 93.9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 141.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9 in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for low birth weight number?
- Viet Nam ranks 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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