Low birth weight prevalence in Australia
Australia: Low birth weight prevalence was 6.6% in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Australia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Australia is 6.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Australia peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Australia 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom 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 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Australia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Australia was 6.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Australia ranks 124th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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