% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania
Albania: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 13.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.07
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
2nd
of 17 countries
All-time high
13.07
in 2024
All-time low
9.1
in 2019
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania is 13.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania peaked at 13.07 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.9 | — |
| 2013 | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.1 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 10.95 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.83 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 11.88 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.07 | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.66 | 9.1 | 11.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.79 | 10.95 | 13.07 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Albania was 13.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.07 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Albania ranks 2nd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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