Guyana vs South Africa: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value over time
- Guyana
- South Africa
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 17.2 % against 16.6 % in South Africa, a difference of 0.6 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Guyana ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.56 % | 17.01 % | 0.45 % | South Africa |
| 2010s | 17.06 % | 16.62 % | 0.44 % | Guyana |
| 2020s | 17.2 % | 16.6 % | 0.6 % | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value, Guyana or South Africa?
- Guyana, at 17.2 % against 16.6 % in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value between Guyana and South Africa?
- 0.6 %, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Guyana and South Africa rank globally for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Guyana ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.