Low-birthweight babies in Middle income
Middle income: Low-birthweight babies was 15.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Middle income, 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 Middle income is 15.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Middle income peaked at 18.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2017.
That places Middle income 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 0.0883 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.0226 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Middle income?
- Low-birthweight babies in Middle income was 15.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Middle income ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.