Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 16.46 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16.46
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
22nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
16.46
in 2020
All-time low
14.2
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16.46 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 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname peaked at 16.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 22nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2 | — |
| 2001 | 14.31 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.44 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.56 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 14.69 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.81 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14.93 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.05 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.17 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.43 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.55 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 15.67 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.78 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.89 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.19 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.28 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.37 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.46 | +0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 16.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.06, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 16.46 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.46, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.75 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.93 | 15.43 | 16.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.46 | 16.46 | 16.46 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 19 Botswana 16.83 compare
- 20 Laos 16.73 compare
- 21 South Africa 16.64 compare
- 23 Benin 16.45 compare
- 24 Central African Republic 16.35 compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 16.27 compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in Suriname was 16.46 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- Suriname ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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