Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value was 8.8 million No in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Southern Asia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2020, number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Southern Asia stood at 8.8 million No. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Southern Asia peaked at 11.9 million No in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.8 million No, in 2020.
That places Southern Asia 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9 million No | — |
| 2001 | 11.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.8 million No | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.6 million No | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5 million No | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.2 million No | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 11 million No | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.9 million No | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7 million No | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5 million No | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4 million No | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2 million No | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1 million No | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8 million No | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7 million No | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6 million No | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3 million No | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.2 million No | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9 million No | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8 million No | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.32 million No | 10.7 million No | 11.9 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 million No | 9 million No | 10.5 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 million No | 8.8 million No | 8.8 million No | 1 |
Countries ranked near Southern 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
- 5 Indonesia 0.4 million No compare
- 5 Türkiye 0.2 million No compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.2 million No compare
- 6 Angola 0.2 million No compare
- 6 Brazil 0.2 million No compare
- 6 Madagascar 0.2 million No compare
- 6 Mexico 0.2 million No compare
- 6 Mozambique 0.2 million No compare
- 6 South Africa 0.2 million No compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Southern Asia?
- Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value in Southern Asia was 8.8 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 million No in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8 million No in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 36 groups with data for 2020.
- Is number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — value rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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