Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Liberia
Liberia: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 19.9 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Liberia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Liberia stood at 19.9 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Liberia peaked at 19.9 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.3 %, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 5th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.9 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.68 % | 19.3 % | 19.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.75 % | 19.7 % | 19.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9 % | 19.9 % | 19.9 % | 1 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4392 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 63.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Liberia?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Liberia was 19.9 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3 % in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.