% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá
Amapá: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 13.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.49
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
21.5
in 2019
All-time low
10.5
in 2014
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá is 13.49, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá peaked at 21.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.5, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13 | — |
| 2013 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3 | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.3 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5 | +87.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2 | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 12.61 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 12.93 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7 | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 13.49 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1 | 10.5 | 21.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.79 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 5 |
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- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.99 (2025)
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- % of Polio immunization coverage 71.99 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 6.98 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 21.3 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 71.34 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 17.9 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 61.32 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Amapá was 13.49 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Amapá?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Amapá?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5 in 2014.
- How does Amapá rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Amapá ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Amapá?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Amapá 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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