Low birth weight number in WPR
WPR: Low birth weight number was 2,015 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,015
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
13th
of 19 groups
All-time high
2,510
in 2012
All-time low
2,015
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in WPR, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in WPR is 2,015, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in WPR peaked at 2,510 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,015, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight number in WPR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,488 | — |
| 2001 | 2,429 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,408 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,386 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,389 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,389 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,408 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,435 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,460 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,468 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,448 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,434 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,510 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,443 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2,446 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,358 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2,373 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,354 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,192 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2,137 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,015 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,426 | 2,386 | 2,488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,369 | 2,137 | 2,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,015 | 2,015 | 2,015 | 1 |
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- 10 Mozambique 204.7 compare
- 11 Angola 203.9 compare
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- 13 South Africa 198.8 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 167.8 compare
- 15 Madagascar 165.6 compare
- 16 Turkey 163.2 compare
More health data for WPR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,464 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 159,013 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 9.69 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.12 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 35.42 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.24 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 36,886 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 35,571 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 176.35 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 508.45 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in WPR?
- Low birth weight number in WPR was 2,015 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in WPR?
- The highest recorded value was 2,510 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in WPR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 in 2020.
- How does WPR rank for low birth weight number?
- WPR ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in WPR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WPR 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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