Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG): 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 (UNSDG), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 9.71. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (UNSDG) peaked at 9.71 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.31, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 112th 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 (UNSDG), 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 | 9.45 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.45 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.46 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.47 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.49 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.53 | +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 | 9.56 | 9.49 | 9.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.71 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,117 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Child deaths 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 45,915 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) 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 (UNSDG)?
- 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 (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.31 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 112th 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 (UNSDG)?
- 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 (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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