Low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Low-birthweight babies was 18.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 18.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka peaked at 19.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3% compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 17 Senegal 17.2% compare
- 18 Guyana 17.2% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0348 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka?
- Low-birthweight babies in Sri Lanka was 18.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.