Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 19.5 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 19.5 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 24.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.5 %, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 24.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 23.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 23.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 22.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.2 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 22 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.8 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.3 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 21 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.7 % | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.5 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.48 % | 22.5 % | 24.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.08 % | 19.8 % | 22.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5 % | 19.5 % | 19.5 % | 1 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Guinea-Bissau was 19.5 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 % in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 7th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.