% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.3 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
12.3
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
12.4
in 2012
All-time low
10.8
in 2015
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo is 12.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo peaked at 12.4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2015.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.4 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 11 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.5 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 11.54 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.94 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 12.02 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12.3 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.39 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.86 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 5 |
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- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Sao Paulo was 12.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Sao Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Sao Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2015.
- How does Sao Paulo rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Sao Paulo ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Sao Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sao Paulo 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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