Low-birthweight babies in IBRD only
IBRD only: Low-birthweight babies was 15.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in IBRD only, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 15.8% for low-birthweight babies in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in IBRD only peaked at 18.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2017.
That places IBRD only 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 3 Comoros 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5837 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4956 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5044 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 2.53 billion (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in IBRD only?
- Low-birthweight babies in IBRD only was 15.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2017.
- How does IBRD only rank for low-birthweight babies?
- IBRD only ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.