Low birth weight prevalence in 18
18: Low birth weight prevalence was 16.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
16.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
9th
of 50 groups
All-time high
16.9%
in 2000
All-time low
16.4%
in 2011
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in 18, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
18 recorded 16.4% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in 18 peaked at 16.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2011.
That places 18 9th out of 50 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near 18
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
More health data for 18
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 24.1% (2024)
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model 1,688 (2024)
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), mo 848.8 (2024)
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-fo 12.1% (2024)
- Low birth weight number 231.5 (2020)
- Concentrations of fine particulate matter 24.57 (2023)
- Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 3,033 (2019)
- Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 44.7% (2019)
- Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 70 (2017)
- Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), mo 505 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in 18?
- Low birth weight prevalence in 18 was 16.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in 18?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in 18?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2011.
- How does 18 rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- 18 ranks 9th out of 50 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in 18?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 18 data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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