Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in OECD members
OECD members: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 8.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 8.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in OECD members peaked at 8.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2007.
OECD members ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
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- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.2277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in OECD members?
- Low-birthweight babies in OECD members was 8.7% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2007.
- How does OECD members rank for low-birthweight babies?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.