Low birth weight prevalence in Nepal
Nepal: Low birth weight prevalence was 19.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
19.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 157 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2000
All-time low
19.7%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Nepal, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 19.7% for low birth weight prevalence 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Nepal peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 6th 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 | 22.0% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Nepal?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Nepal was 19.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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