Low-birthweight babies in Iceland
Iceland: Low-birthweight babies was 4.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 4.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Iceland peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 157th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Iceland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2085)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4982 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5632 % 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 0.0268 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Iceland?
- Low-birthweight babies in Iceland was 4.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Iceland ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.