Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 13.8 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 13.8 %, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Malaysia peaked at 13.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1 %, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.4 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.38 % | 12.1 % | 12.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 % | 12.8 % | 13.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8 % | 13.8 % | 13.8 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 37 Togo 14.3 % compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 13.9 % compare
- 40 Jamaica 13.7 % compare
- 40 Maldives 13.7 % compare
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 13.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Malaysia was 13.8 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1 % in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.