Low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Low birth weight prevalence was 13.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam is 13.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 13.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2000.
That places Brunei Darussalam 44th 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 Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Brunei Darussalam was 13.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2000.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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