Low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Low-birthweight babies was 21.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income stood at 21.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income peaked at 26.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2020.
Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.5 % 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 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income?
- Low-birthweight babies in Lower middle income was 21.5% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.