Low birth weight prevalence in Belarus
Belarus: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
5.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.3%
in 2000
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Belarus, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Belarus is 5.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Belarus peaked at 5.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 144th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 142 Kazakhstan 5.3% compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.2% compare
- 145 China 5.0% compare
- 145 Croatia 5.0% compare
- 147 Mongolia 4.9% compare
More health data for Belarus
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,674 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 45,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 42,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 44,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 42,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 43,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 41,335 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Belarus?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Belarus was 5.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Belarus ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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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