Low birth weight prevalence in Austria
Austria: Low birth weight prevalence was 6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Austria, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Austria stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Austria peaked at 7.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Austria ranks 129th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Austria?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Austria was 6.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Austria ranks 129th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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