Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies
Lower-middle-income economies: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 19.4 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, 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 Lower-middle-income economies is 19.4 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Lower-middle-income economies peaked at 24 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4 %, in 2020.
That places Lower-middle-income economies 3rd 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.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Lower-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 % | — |
| 2001 | 23.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 23.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1 % | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.6 % | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 22.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.1 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 21.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 20.6 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.4 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 20 % | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.97 % | 21.9 % | 24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.58 % | 19.6 % | 21.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 % | 19.4 % | 19.4 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower-middle-income economies
- 1 India 27.4 % compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 18.2 % compare
- 2 Bangladesh 23 % compare
- 2 Comoros 23 % compare
- 2 Melanesia 18 % compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 18.3 % compare
- 4 Philippines 21.1 % compare
- 4 Polynesia 16.8 % compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7 % compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9 % compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Lower-middle-income economies
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,312 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,789 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 12 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 4 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 28.9 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 8,996 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 242.5 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,714 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 43.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Lower-middle-income economies was 19.4 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 24 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Lower-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2020.
- How does Lower-middle-income economies rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Lower-middle-income economies ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Lower-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower-middle-income economies 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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