Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico
Asia Oriental y Pacífico: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 8.52 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Asia Oriental y Pacífico recorded 8.52 for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico peaked at 8.86 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2017.
That places Asia Oriental y Pacífico 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.73 | — |
| 2001 | 8.84 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.86 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.81 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.73 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.69 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.64 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.55 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.52 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.42 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.43 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.45 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.23 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.28 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.19 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.21 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.06 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.23 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.24 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.52 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 | 8.42 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 8 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 | 8.52 | 8.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Asia Oriental y Pacífico
More health data for Asia Oriental y Pacífico
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,918 (2100)
- Child deaths 57,013 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.07 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 142,260 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 85,247 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.59 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.52 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4972 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 103,578 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Asia Oriental y Pacífico was 8.52 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.86 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2017.
- How does Asia Oriental y Pacífico rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Asia Oriental y Pacífico ranks 121st out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Asia Oriental y Pacífico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia Oriental y Pacífico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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