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.
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 |
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More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,415 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 3,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,718 (2025)
- Population, female 209,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 3,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,627 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 3,461 (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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