Low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Low-birthweight babies was 7.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend is 7.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 23 Benin 16.4% compare
- 24 Central African Republic 16.4% compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 16.3% compare
- 27 Namibia 15.6% compare
- 28 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 29 Angola 15.5% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 0.1787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.1463 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.3334 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend?
- Low-birthweight babies in Post-demographic dividend was 7.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.