Low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Low birth weight prevalence was 13.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu is 13.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 50th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Vanuatu was 13.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Vanuatu ranks 50th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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