Low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Low birth weight prevalence was 18.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 18.3% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2020.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 13th 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.
Low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 18.0% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 864.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,592 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Côte d'Ivoire was 18.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 13th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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