Low-birthweight babies in Guatemala
Guatemala: Low-birthweight babies was 14.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in Guatemala, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 14.5% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Guatemala peaked at 14.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 36th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Low-birthweight babies in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Guatemala?
- Low-birthweight babies in Guatemala was 14.5% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Guatemala ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.