Low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Low birth weight prevalence was 6.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 6.0% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 134th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 132 Montenegro 6.2% compare
- 132 Serbia 6.2% compare
- 134 Albania 6.0% compare
- 136 New Zealand 5.9% compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3529 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1638 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Kyrgyzstan was 6.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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