Low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Low birth weight prevalence was 10.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
10.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 157 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2018
All-time low
10.1%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands stood at 10.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands peaked at 10.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
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- Child adolescent obesity 61.04 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Cook Islands was 10.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Cook Islands ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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