Low birth weight prevalence in Croatia
Croatia: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
5.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 156 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2000
All-time low
5.0%
in 2002
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Croatia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Croatia stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Croatia peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2002.
That places Croatia 144th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 141 Kazakhstan 5.3% compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.2% compare
- 143 Belarus 5.1% compare
- 144 China (People’s Republic of) 5.0% compare
- 146 Mongolia 4.9% compare
- 147 Denmark 4.8% compare
More health data for Croatia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0851 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,529 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4826 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,987 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Croatia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Croatia was 5.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2002.
- How does Croatia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Croatia ranks 144th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Croatia 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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