Low birth weight number in Zambia
Zambia: Low birth weight number was 74.4 in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight number in Zambia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight number in Zambia stood at 74.4. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Zambia peaked at 74.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.4, in 2000.
That places Zambia 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 64.09 | 59.4 | 69.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.34 | 70.3 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 1 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Zambia?
- Low birth weight number in Zambia was 74.4 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for low birth weight number?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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