Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value was 2.1 million No in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 2.1 million No for number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 2.1 million No in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.7 million No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 million No | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9 million No | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 million No | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 million No | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 million No | 1.7 million No | 1.9 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million No | 2 million No | 2.1 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 million No | 2.1 million No | 2.1 million No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 12 Algeria 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Argentina 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Benin 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Burundi 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Cameroon 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Colombia 0.1 million No compare
- 12 France 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Germany 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Ghana 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Guatemala 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Iraq 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Japan 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Kenya 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Malawi 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Malaysia 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Morocco 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Myanmar 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Nepal 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Peru 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Russian Federation 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Senegal 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Sri Lanka 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Thailand 0.1 million No compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Zambia 0.1 million No compare
- 12 Zimbabwe 0.1 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.1174 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Eastern Africa?
- Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Eastern Africa was 2.1 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 million No in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 million No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2020.
- Is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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