Low birth weight prevalence in Poland
Poland: Low birth weight prevalence was 5.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
5.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2000
All-time low
5.6%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Poland, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Poland stood at 5.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Poland peaked at 6.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2019.
Poland ranks 140th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 137 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 138 Netherlands 5.7% compare
- 138 Ukraine 5.7% compare
- 140 Ireland 5.6% compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 5.3% compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.2% compare
More health data for Poland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,693 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 177,903 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 170,179 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Poland?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Poland was 5.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Poland ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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