Low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Low-birthweight babies was 19.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19.4% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea?
- Low-birthweight babies in Papua New Guinea was 19.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.