Low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas
Bahamas: Low birth weight prevalence was 15.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas is 15.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas peaked at 15.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 29th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Bahamas was 15.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Bahamas ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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