Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG)
Melanesia (UNSDG): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 18.11 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG) is 18.11, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG) peaked at 18.11 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.56, in 2000.
That places Melanesia (UNSDG) 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.56 | — |
| 2001 | 16.67 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.78 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.8 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.89 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.01 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.21 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.31 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.42 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.45 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.56 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.64 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.73 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.83 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.94 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.96 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.98 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.08 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.11 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.97 | 16.56 | 17.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.79 | 17.45 | 18.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.11 | 18.11 | 18.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia (UNSDG)
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.47 compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 18.29 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 18.21 compare
- 15 Sri Lanka 17.98 compare
- 16 Mozambique 17.76 compare
- 17 Senegal 17.25 compare
- 18 Guyana 17.16 compare
More health data for Melanesia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 274.01 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 52.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 21.76 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 34.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.69 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.16 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Melanesia (UNSDG) was 18.11 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.56 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 15th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia (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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