Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Myanmar
Myanmar: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 12.5 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 12.5 %, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Myanmar peaked at 12.7 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.2 %, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 51st out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.2 % | +0.0% |
| 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 | 12.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.38 % | 12.2 % | 12.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.61 % | 12.5 % | 12.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 1 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Myanmar?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Myanmar was 12.5 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 % in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Myanmar ranks 51st out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.