Low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Low-birthweight babies was 10.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 10.9% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states peaked at 10.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Pacific island small states ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 10 Madagascar 18.7% compare
- 11 Mauritius 18.7% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 18.0% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.7631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.9389 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states?
- Low-birthweight babies in Pacific island small states was 10.9% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Pacific island small states ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.