Low birth weight prevalence in Greece
Greece: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Greece, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Greece is 11.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Greece peaked at 11.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 61st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
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- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Greece?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Greece was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Greece ranks 61st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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