Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 10.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in Paraguay, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 10.0% for low-birthweight babies in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Paraguay peaked at 10.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Paraguay?
- Low-birthweight babies in Paraguay was 10.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Paraguay ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.