Low birth weight prevalence in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Kazakhstan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 5.3% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Kazakhstan peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2019.
That places Kazakhstan 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 825.8 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 660 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4873 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 117,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Kazakhstan?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Kazakhstan was 5.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Kazakhstan ranks 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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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