Low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Low-birthweight babies was 19.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau stood at 19.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 22.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.055 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0471 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau?
- Low-birthweight babies in Guinea-Bissau was 19.5% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.