Low birth weight prevalence in Comoros
Comoros: Low birth weight prevalence was 23.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Comoros, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Comoros is 23.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Comoros peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2020.
Comoros ranks 2nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 1 India 27.4% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 827.3 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 325,504 (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 10,916 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 10,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Comoros?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Comoros was 23.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Comoros ranks 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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