Low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Low birth weight prevalence was 18.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka stood at 18.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 17 Senegal 17.2% compare
- 17 Guyana 17.2% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1247 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.7169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Sri Lanka was 18.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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