Low-birthweight babies in Comoros
Comoros: Low-birthweight babies was 23.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Comoros, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Comoros stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Comoros peaked at 25.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2020.
Comoros ranks 3rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 1 India 27.4% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate -0.3384 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Comoros?
- Low-birthweight babies in Comoros was 23.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- How does Comoros rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Comoros ranks 3rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.