Low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar
Madagascar: Low birth weight prevalence was 18.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar is 18.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Madagascar was 18.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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