Low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Low-birthweight babies was 10.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
In 2020, low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 10.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 10.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.7%, 89% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 1 |
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More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 Palestine, State of?
- Low-birthweight babies in Palestine, State of was 10.4% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Palestine, State of ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.