Low-birthweight babies in Gambia
Gambia: Low-birthweight babies was 13.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 13.2% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Gambia peaked at 14.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 48th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 13.6% compare
- 46 Palau 13.5% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 13.4% compare
- 49 Oman 13.2% compare
- 50 Solomon Islands 13.2% compare
- 51 Honduras 13.1% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0464 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Gambia?
- Low-birthweight babies in Gambia was 13.2% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Gambia ranks 48th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.