Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) was 9.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Venezuela, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 9.3% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Venezuela peaked at 9.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 91st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 74% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 9.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 90% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Venezuela?
- Low-birthweight babies in Venezuela was 9.3% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Venezuela ranks 91st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.