Low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 5.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,689 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.6357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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