Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income)
World Bank (high income): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns was 8.02 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income), 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World Bank (high income) recorded 8.02 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income) peaked at 8.02 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.82, in 2007.
That places World Bank (high income) 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.82 | — |
| 2001 | 7.83 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.85 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.82 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.83 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.83 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.84 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.82 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.85 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.86 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.87 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.88 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.94 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.96 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.96 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.97 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.97 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.99 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.98 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.02 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.83 | 7.82 | 7.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 | 7.87 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 | 8.02 | 8.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (high income)
- 131 Slovenia 6.29 compare
- 132 Montenegro 6.23 compare
- 133 Serbia 6.2 compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 6.04 compare
- 135 Albania 5.99 compare
- 136 New Zealand 5.86 compare
- 137 Uzbekistan 5.85 compare
More health data for World Bank (high income)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,281 (2100)
- Child deaths 11,077 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 29,371 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.8524 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 18,294 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.3 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 42,467 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 31,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income)?
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns in World Bank (high income) was 8.02 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns recorded in World Bank (high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 in 2007.
- How does World Bank (high income) rank for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
- World Bank (high income) ranks 134th out of 156 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns rising or falling in World Bank (high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World Bank (high income) 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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