Low-birthweight babies in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Low-birthweight babies was 16.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 16.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 16.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 16.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Low-birthweight babies in Trinidad and Tobago was 16.3% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.