Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Asia
Asia: Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value was 11.8 million No in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Asia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Asia is 11.8 million No, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Asia peaked at 15.3 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.8 million No, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3 million No | — |
| 2001 | 15.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1 million No | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9 million No | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.8 million No | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.5 million No | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3 million No | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2 million No | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.1 million No | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9 million No | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.8 million No | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7 million No | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5 million No | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2 million No | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 13 million No | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9 million No | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.6 million No | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4 million No | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1 million No | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8 million No | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.68 million No | 14.1 million No | 15.3 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 million No | 12.1 million No | 13.9 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8 million No | 11.8 million No | 11.8 million No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 India 6.3 million No compare
- 2 Bangladesh 0.7 million No compare
- 3 China 0.6 million No compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4 million No compare
- 4 Philippines 0.5 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.1037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.131 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.8041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0192 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.7846 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 0.5277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3164 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Asia?
- Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Asia was 11.8 million No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 million No in 2020.
- How does Asia rank for number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2020.
- Is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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