Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 9.71 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 9.71, measured 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 9.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.31, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 116th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.31 | — |
| 2001 | 9.33 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.38 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.45 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.44 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.44 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.44 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.46 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.47 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.48 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.52 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.52 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.55 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.59 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.61 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.61 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.68 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.71 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.41 | 9.31 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 9.48 | 9.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 9.71 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.71 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.31 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 116th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (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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