Low-birthweight babies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Low-birthweight babies was 11.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Low-birthweight babies in Zimbabwe, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.8% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 157 countries 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Zimbabwe?
- Low-birthweight babies in Zimbabwe was 11.8% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 60th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.