Low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait
Kuwait: Low birth weight prevalence was 14.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
14.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
14.4%
in 2020
All-time low
10.1%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait peaked at 14.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 36th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 10.9% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 13 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Kuwait was 14.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Kuwait ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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