Low birth weight prevalence in Ireland
Ireland: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.6% in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Ireland, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Ireland stood at 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Ireland peaked at 5.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 137 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 138 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 138 Ukraine 5.7% compare
- 140 Poland 5.6% compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 5.3% compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.2% compare
More health data for Ireland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Ireland?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Ireland was 5.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Ireland ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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