Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras

Honduras: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 13.09 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13.09
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
51st
of 157 countries
All-time high
13.09
in 2020
All-time low
11.45
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras, 2000–2020

0510152000201020202000: 11.52001: 11.52002: 11.62003: 11.72004: 11.82005: 11.82006: 11.92007: 122008: 12.12009: 12.22010: 12.32011: 12.42012: 12.52013: 12.62014: 12.72015: 12.82016: 12.82017: 12.92018: 132019: 132020: 13.1

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 13.09 for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras peaked at 13.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.45, in 2000.

Honduras ranks 51st of 157 countries 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 Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 11.45
2001 11.54 +0.8%
2002 11.62 +0.7%
2003 11.69 +0.6%
2004 11.76 +0.5%
2005 11.81 +0.5%
2006 11.88 +0.5%
2007 11.95 +0.7%
2008 12.05 +0.8%
2009 12.18 +1.0%
2010 12.3 +1.0%
2011 12.43 +1.0%
2012 12.54 +0.9%
2013 12.64 +0.8%
2014 12.72 +0.6%
2015 12.79 +0.5%
2016 12.84 +0.4%
2017 12.89 +0.4%
2018 12.95 +0.5%
2019 13.02 +0.5%
2020 13.09 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.79 11.45 12.18 10
2010s 12.71 12.3 13.02 10
2020s 13.09 13.09 13.09 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras?
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Honduras was 13.09 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 13.09 in 2020.
What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 11.45 in 2000.
How does Honduras rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Honduras ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras 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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Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns
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Coverage
313 places, 6,573 data points, 2000–2020
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