Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 8.42 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 8.42.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 8.82 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.92, in 2017.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) 125th 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7 | — |
| 2001 | 8.8 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.82 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.77 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.68 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.64 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 8.59 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.46 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.36 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.38 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.39 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.16 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.21 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.12 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.14 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.99 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.92 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.14 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.15 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.42 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.63 | 8.36 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.16 | 7.92 | 8.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.42 | 8.42 | 8.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,242 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child deaths 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 81,595 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4962 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 68,835 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) was 8.42 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 in 2017.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 125th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (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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