Low birth weight prevalence in Namibia
Namibia: Low birth weight prevalence was 15.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
15.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 157 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2000
All-time low
15.6%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Namibia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 15.6% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Namibia peaked at 16.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 24 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3% compare
- 26 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 28 Angola 15.5% compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 15.4% compare
- 29 Bahamas 15.4% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Namibia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Namibia was 15.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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