Low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Low-birthweight babies was 13.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 13.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 47th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic?
- Low-birthweight babies in Dominican Republic was 13.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Dominican Republic ranks 47th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.