Low birth weight prevalence in Belize
Belize: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Belize, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Belize stood at 11.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Belize peaked at 11.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
That places Belize 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belize's 11.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Belize?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Belize was 11.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Belize ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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