Low birth weight prevalence in Uruguay
Uruguay: Low birth weight prevalence was 7.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
7.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
105th
of 157 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2002
All-time low
7.8%
in 2018
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Low birth weight prevalence in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.8% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Uruguay peaked at 8.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 25,057 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 23,801 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Uruguay?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Uruguay was 7.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Uruguay ranks 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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