Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 11.75 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG) is 11.75, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 11.75 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8, in 2000.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 102nd out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8 | — |
| 2001 | 10.86 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.92 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.96 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.04 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.11 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.22 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.24 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.25 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.24 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.29 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.35 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.41 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.46 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.47 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.54 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.59 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.61 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.67 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.75 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.06 | 10.8 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 | 11.29 | 11.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.75 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean (UNSDG)
- 99 Hungary 8.32 compare
- 100 North Macedonia 8.29 compare
- 101 Armenia 8.27 compare
- 102 United States of America 8.26 compare
- 103 Tunisia 8.24 compare
- 104 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.93 compare
- 105 Slovakia 7.82 compare
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.25 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.94 (2022)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 2.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 71.8 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 11.75 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 102nd out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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