% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará

Ceará: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 13.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.97
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
13.97
in 2024
All-time low
11.6
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará, 2012–2024

0510152012201820242012: 11.62013: 11.62014: 11.82015: 11.62016: 12.12017: 11.92018: 11.82019: 11.62020: 12.32021: 12.42022: 13.32023: 13.52024: 14

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará stood at 13.97. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará peaked at 13.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6, in 2012.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará, year by year

Annual values for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 11.6
2013 11.6 +0.0%
2014 11.8 +1.7%
2015 11.6 -1.7%
2016 12.1 +4.3%
2017 11.9 -1.7%
2018 11.8 -0.8%
2019 11.6 -1.7%
2020 12.3 +6.0%
2021 12.4 +0.8%
2022 13.32 +7.4%
2023 13.5 +1.4%
2024 13.97 +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.75 11.6 12.1 8
2020s 13.1 12.3 13.97 5

Countries ranked near Ceará

  1. 1 Montserrat 13.11 compare
  2. 2 Albania 13.07 compare
  3. 3 Serbia 12.99 compare
  4. 4 Panama 12.51 compare
  5. 5 Morocco 12.36 compare
  6. 6 Brazil 12.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará?
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Ceará was 13.97 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Ceará?
The highest recorded value was 13.97 in 2024.
What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Ceará?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6 in 2012.
How does Ceará rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
Ceará ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Ceará?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ceará 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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% of premature births - less than 37 weeks
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 364 data points, 2012–2024
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