Low-birthweight babies in Andorra
Andorra: Low-birthweight babies was 9.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Andorra, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Andorra recorded 9.4% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Andorra peaked at 9.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
That places Andorra 90th 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-birthweight babies in Andorra, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Andorra?
- Low-birthweight babies in Andorra was 9.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Andorra rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Andorra ranks 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.