Low-birthweight babies in High income
High income: Low-birthweight babies was 7.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in High income, 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 High income is 7.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in High income peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places High income 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Low-birthweight babies in High income, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 21 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 22 Suriname 16.5% compare
- 23 Benin 16.4% compare
- 24 Central African Republic 16.4% compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
- 27 Namibia 15.6% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 0.2859 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.1116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate -0.3034 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in High income?
- Low-birthweight babies in High income was 7.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does High income rank for low-birthweight babies?
- High income ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High income 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.