Low birth weight prevalence in Kiribati
Kiribati: Low birth weight prevalence was 9.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
9.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 156 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2006
All-time low
9.0%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Kiribati, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 9.0% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Kiribati peaked at 9.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 91st out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,076 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,465 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,496 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Kiribati?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Kiribati was 9.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Kiribati ranks 91st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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