Low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan is 11.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 61st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Bhutan was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Bhutan ranks 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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