Low birth weight prevalence in Fiji
Fiji: Low birth weight prevalence was 7.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
7.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 157 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2005
All-time low
7.3%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Fiji, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Fiji is 7.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Fiji peaked at 7.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 111th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Fiji
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,339 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 77 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,786 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 7.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 8,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 7,880 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 8,695 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Fiji?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Fiji was 7.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Fiji ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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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