Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 13.94 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 13.94. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 15.36 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.94, in 2020.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 57th of 156 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.36 | — |
| 2001 | 15.31 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.28 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.14 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.07 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.92 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.81 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.75 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.63 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.57 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.49 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.41 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.35 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.27 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.17 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.09 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.01 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.94 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.08 | 14.75 | 15.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 | 14.01 | 14.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.94 | 13.94 | 13.94 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More health data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 40,646 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.49 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.59 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.64 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.25 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.91 (2022)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 13.94 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.94 in 2020.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 57th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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