Low birth weight prevalence in Qatar
Qatar: Low birth weight prevalence was 10.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
10.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 157 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2018
All-time low
9.9%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Qatar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Qatar is 10.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Qatar peaked at 10.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2000.
That places Qatar 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 185.5 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 13,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Qatar?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Qatar was 10.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Qatar ranks 83rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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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