Low birth weight prevalence in Benin
Benin: Low birth weight prevalence was 16.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Benin, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 16.4% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Benin peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2020.
That places Benin 22nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 18.3% | 17.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 19 Botswana 16.8% compare
- 20 Laos 16.7% compare
- 21 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 16.4% compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3% compare
More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 123,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 120,115 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,844 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 130,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 127,171 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Benin?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Benin was 16.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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