Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Singapore
Singapore: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 11.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Low-birthweight babies in Singapore, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 11.0% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Singapore peaked at 11.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
That places Singapore 71st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 11.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Singapore?
- Low-birthweight babies in Singapore was 11.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Singapore ranks 71st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.