Low-birthweight babies in Mongolia
Mongolia: Low-birthweight babies was 4.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 4.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Mongolia peaked at 7.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Mongolia?
- Low-birthweight babies in Mongolia was 4.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Mongolia ranks 147th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.