Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 16.4 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Benin is 16.4 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Benin peaked at 18.8 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.4 %, in 2020.
Benin ranks 20th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 18.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.4 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.4 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.32 % | 17.8 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.15 % | 16.6 % | 17.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 % | 16.4 % | 16.4 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 17 Botswana 16.8 % compare
- 18 South Africa 16.6 % compare
- 19 Suriname 16.5 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 16.4 % compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 16.3 % compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Benin?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Benin was 16.4 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 % in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.