Low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Low-birthweight babies was 11.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan is 11.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2009.
Azerbaijan ranks 69th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Azerbaijan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1127 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 264 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0266 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.731 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan?
- Low-birthweight babies in Azerbaijan was 11.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2009.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Azerbaijan ranks 69th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.