Low birth weight number in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Low birth weight number was 57.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
57.5
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 157 countries
All-time high
59.8
in 2011
All-time low
54.5
in 2006
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight number in Zimbabwe, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight number in Zimbabwe is 57.5, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight number in Zimbabwe peaked at 59.8 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.5, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 37th out of 157 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 | 55.84 | 54.5 | 58.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.66 | 57.7 | 59.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 1 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight number in Zimbabwe?
- Low birth weight number in Zimbabwe was 57.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8 in 2011.
- What is the lowest low birth weight number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5 in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for low birth weight number?
- Zimbabwe ranks 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight number rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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