Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 8.46 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 8.46.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 8.85 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.93, in 2017.
East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 123rd of 156 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.73 | — |
| 2001 | 8.84 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.85 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.81 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.72 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.68 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 8.62 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.53 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.49 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.39 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.42 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.18 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.23 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.13 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.15 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.93 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.16 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.17 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.46 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 8.39 | 8.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 | 7.93 | 8.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.46 | 8.46 | 8.46 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,751 (2100)
- Child deaths 56,161 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 83,862 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.95 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.66 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4979 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,253 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 8.46 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 in 2017.
- How does East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 123rd out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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