Low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Low-birthweight babies was 9.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 9.0% for low-birthweight babies in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income peaked at 9.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2016.
Upper middle income ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 18.0% compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.8% compare
- 17 Senegal 17.2% compare
- 18 Guyana 17.2% compare
- 19 Botswana 16.8% compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7% compare
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income?
- Low-birthweight babies in Upper middle income was 9.0% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- How does Upper middle income rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Upper middle income ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.