Low birth weight prevalence in Sur
Sur: Low birth weight prevalence was 16.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
16.5%
in 2020
All-time low
14.2%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Sur, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sur recorded 16.5% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Sur peaked at 16.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sur
- 1 India 27.4% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 23.0% compare
- 2 Comoros 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
More health data for Sur
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 8 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 0 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 (2025)
- Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 59.9% (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 pe 14.76 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.79 (2024)
- Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard devi 20.4% (2024)
- Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard dev 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Sur?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Sur was 16.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Sur?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Sur?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Sur rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Sur ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Sur?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sur 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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