Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 11.93 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) is 11.93, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) peaked at 11.93 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.78, in 2000.
ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 100th of 156 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.78 | — |
| 2001 | 10.93 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 11.05 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.09 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.13 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.14 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.16 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.07 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.08 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.18 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.26 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.35 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.37 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.48 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.57 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.61 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.64 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.67 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.66 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.77 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.93 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.06 | 10.78 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.54 | 11.26 | 11.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 | 11.93 | 11.93 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- 97 Tajikistan 8.72 compare
- 98 Brazil 8.7 compare
- 99 Hungary 8.32 compare
- 100 North Macedonia 8.29 compare
- 101 Armenia 8.27 compare
- 102 United States 8.26 compare
- 103 Tunisia 8.24 compare
More health data for ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 747.7 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.22 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 29.18 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.89 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.53 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.83 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 1.74 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) was 11.93 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.78 in 2000.
- How does ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) ranks 100th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP_PACIFIC (PAC) 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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