Low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Low birth weight prevalence was 15.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
15.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 13 groups
All-time high
15.9%
in 2000
All-time low
15.7%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 15.7% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 15.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2007.
Low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 15.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2007.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 13 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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