Low-birthweight babies in Bahamas
Bahamas: Low-birthweight babies was 15.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Bahamas, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Bahamas stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Bahamas peaked at 15.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 30th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.4941 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Bahamas?
- Low-birthweight babies in Bahamas was 15.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Bahamas ranks 30th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.