% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Goiás

Goiás: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.26
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
12.26
in 2024
All-time low
9.7
in 2017
Years of data
13
2012–2024

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

02.557.51012.52012201820242012: 10.82013: 10.82014: 10.52015: 10.22016: 10.22017: 9.72018: 10.82019: 10.62020: 10.62021: 10.72022: 11.22023: 11.42024: 12.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Goiás recorded 12.26 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Goiás peaked at 12.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7, in 2017.

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

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

Annual values for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Goiás, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 10.8
2013 10.8 +0.0%
2014 10.5 -2.8%
2015 10.2 -2.9%
2016 10.2 +0.0%
2017 9.7 -4.9%
2018 10.8 +11.3%
2019 10.6 -1.9%
2020 10.6 +0.0%
2021 10.73 +1.2%
2022 11.17 +4.1%
2023 11.44 +2.4%
2024 12.26 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.45 9.7 10.8 8
2020s 11.24 10.6 12.26 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Goiás?
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Goiás was 12.26 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Goiás?
The highest recorded value was 12.26 in 2024.
What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Goiás?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7 in 2017.
How does Goiás rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
Goiás ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Goiás?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Goiás 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
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Coverage
28 places, 364 data points, 2012–2024
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