Low birth weight prevalence in Mongolia
Mongolia: Low birth weight prevalence was 4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Mongolia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 4.9% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Mongolia peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 847.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 22,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 21,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 22,163 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 21,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Mongolia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Mongolia was 4.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Mongolia ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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