Low birth weight prevalence in Denmark
Denmark: Low birth weight prevalence was 4.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 157 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2000
All-time low
4.8%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Denmark, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Denmark stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Denmark peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
That places Denmark 148th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
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More health data for Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Denmark?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Denmark was 4.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Denmark ranks 148th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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