Low-birthweight babies in Malaysia
Malaysia: Low-birthweight babies was 13.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Malaysia stood at 13.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Malaysia peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 42nd 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
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More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.25 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % 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 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Malaysia?
- Low-birthweight babies in Malaysia was 13.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.