% 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.75 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.97 | 5 |
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- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.65 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.2 (2024)
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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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