Low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Low-birthweight babies was 15.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total stood at 15.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 17.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2017.
That places IDA & IBRD total 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 11 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total?
- Low-birthweight babies in IDA & IBRD total was 15.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2017.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for low-birthweight babies?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.