Low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini
Eswatini: Low birth weight prevalence was 10.2% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini is 10.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini peaked at 11.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 77th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,406 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 12,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 11,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 11,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 11,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Eswatini was 10.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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