Low-birthweight babies in Madagascar
Madagascar: Low-birthweight babies was 18.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 18.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Madagascar peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 157 countries 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 11 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Madagascar?
- Low-birthweight babies in Madagascar was 18.7% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.