Low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland
Switzerland: Low birth weight prevalence was 6.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
6.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 157 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2009
All-time low
6.2%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland peaked at 6.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 128th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2043 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Switzerland was 6.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Switzerland ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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