Low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Low birth weight prevalence was 19.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
19.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 157 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2019
All-time low
18.0%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea stood at 19.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Papua New Guinea was 19.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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