Low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Low-birthweight babies was 15.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 15.9% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States peaked at 15.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2000.
That places Caribbean Small States 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 2 Bangladesh 23.0% compare
- 3 Comoros 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States?
- Low-birthweight babies in Caribbean Small States was 15.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.