Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 19.4 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 19.4 % for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Papua New Guinea peaked at 19.4 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18 %, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 % | — |
| 2001 | 18.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.38 % | 18 % | 18.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.14 % | 18.8 % | 19.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 % | 19.4 % | 19.4 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.7 % compare
- 5 Liberia 19.9 % compare
- 6 Nepal 19.7 % compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 19.5 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 12.9 % compare
- 9 Jordan 18.9 % compare
- 9 Micronesia 12.3 % compare
- 10 Madagascar 18.7 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7 % compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 % in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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