Low birth weight prevalence in Serbia
Serbia: Low birth weight prevalence was 6.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2017
All-time low
5.9%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Serbia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Serbia stood at 6.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Serbia peaked at 6.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 132nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Serbia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Serbia was 6.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Serbia ranks 132nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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