Low-birthweight babies in Iraq
Iraq: Low-birthweight babies was 10.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Iraq stood at 10.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Iraq peaked at 10.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 69 Azerbaijan 11.0% compare
- 70 Colombia 11.0% compare
- 71 Singapore 11.0% compare
- 73 Ecuador 10.6% compare
- 74 Palestine, State of 10.4% compare
- 75 Sierra Leone 10.3% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Iraq?
- Low-birthweight babies in Iraq was 10.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Iraq ranks 72nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.