Low-birthweight babies in Kuwait
Kuwait: Low-birthweight babies was 14.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 14.4% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Kuwait peaked at 14.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Kuwait?
- Low-birthweight babies in Kuwait was 14.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Kuwait ranks 39th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.