Low-birthweight babies in Benin
Benin: Low-birthweight babies was 16.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Benin stood at 16.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Benin peaked at 18.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2020.
Benin ranks 23rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7% compare
- 21 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 22 Suriname 16.5% compare
- 24 Central African Republic 16.4% compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Benin?
- Low-birthweight babies in Benin was 16.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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.