Low birth weight prevalence in Korea
Korea: Low birth weight prevalence was 7.5% in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Korea, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Korea stood at 7.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Korea peaked at 7.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Korea 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 343,093 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 314,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 328,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 299,106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Korea?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Korea was 7.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Korea ranks 108th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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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