Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Gambia
Gambia: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 13.2 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Gambia stood at 13.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Gambia peaked at 14.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2020.
Gambia ranks 45th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.2 % | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 % | 13.9 % | 14.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.58 % | 13.3 % | 13.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 13.6 % compare
- 43 Palau 13.5 % compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 13.4 % compare
- 45 Oman 13.2 % compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 13.2 % compare
- 48 Honduras 13.1 % compare
- 48 Vanuatu 13.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Gambia?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Gambia was 13.2 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.