Low-birthweight babies in Angola
Angola: Low-birthweight babies was 15.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Angola, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Angola recorded 15.5% for low-birthweight babies in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Angola peaked at 17.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2016.
That places Angola 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
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More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0083 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Angola?
- Low-birthweight babies in Angola was 15.5% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2016.
- How does Angola rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Angola ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.