Low-birthweight babies in Netherlands
Netherlands: Low-birthweight babies was 5.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Netherlands, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Netherlands stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Netherlands peaked at 6.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 139th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 136 New Zealand 5.9% compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 138 Ukraine 5.7% compare
- 140 Ireland 5.6% compare
- 141 Poland 5.6% compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 5.3% compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.09 % 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 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.28 % 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 0.0218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Netherlands?
- Low-birthweight babies in Netherlands was 5.7% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Netherlands ranks 139th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.