Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America
ECLAC_Latin America: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 9.66 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
ECLAC_Latin America recorded 9.66 for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America peaked at 9.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.25, in 2000.
That places ECLAC_Latin America 117th out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.25 | — |
| 2001 | 9.28 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.32 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.34 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.39 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.38 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.39 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.39 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.41 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.43 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.43 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.44 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.47 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.47 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.49 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.54 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.55 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.62 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.66 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.36 | 9.25 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5 | 9.43 | 9.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 | 9.66 | 9.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC_Latin America
More health data for ECLAC_Latin America
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,053 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.27 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.72 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.46 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.67 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.44 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ECLAC_Latin America was 9.66 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ECLAC_Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.25 in 2000.
- How does ECLAC_Latin America rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- ECLAC_Latin America ranks 117th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in ECLAC_Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC_Latin America 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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