Low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Low birth weight prevalence was 10.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 73rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Palestine, State of was 10.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Palestine, State of ranks 73rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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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