Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 13.2 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Oman, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Oman stood at 13.2 %. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Oman peaked at 13.5 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2 %, in 2016.
Oman ranks 45th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Oman, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.43 % | 13.3 % | 13.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.26 % | 13.2 % | 13.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 13.2 % | 1 |
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- 42 Brunei Darussalam 13.6 % compare
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- 45 Solomon Islands 13.2 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 560.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2052 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.81 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.81 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Oman?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Oman was 13.2 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2 % in 2016.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Oman ranks 45th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman 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.