Low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho
Lesotho: Low birth weight prevalence was 14.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
14.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2000
All-time low
14.4%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho is 14.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,969 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 751,340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 805,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 26,809 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 27,201 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Lesotho was 14.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Lesotho ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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