Low-birthweight babies in Nepal
Nepal: Low-birthweight babies was 19.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Nepal, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 19.7% for low-birthweight babies 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 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Nepal peaked at 22.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 6th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 19.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 3 Comoros 23.0% compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1% compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9% compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5% compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4% compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9% compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Nepal?
- Low-birthweight babies in Nepal was 19.7% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Nepal ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.