% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat
Montserrat: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 13.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.11
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 17 countries
All-time high
13.28
in 2023
All-time low
11.3
in 2018
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 13.11 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat peaked at 13.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.3, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.4 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.6 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.3 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 12.14 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.04 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 13.28 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 13.11 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.82 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.75 | 12.14 | 13.28 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Montserrat was 13.11 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 13.28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 in 2018.
- How does Montserrat rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Montserrat ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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