Low birth weight prevalence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Low birth weight prevalence was 11.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low birth weight prevalence in Zimbabwe, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.8% for low birth weight prevalence in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 59th 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 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 874.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 138,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 148,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 148,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 156,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 163,038 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Zimbabwe?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Zimbabwe was 11.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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