Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 7.5 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Republic of Korea, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Republic of Korea stood at 7.5 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Republic of Korea peaked at 7.5 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 101st of 146 countries on this measure, 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 % | — |
| 2001 | 5.1 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.4 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8 % | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6 % | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.5 % | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 % | 5 % | 5.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.62 % | 6 % | 7.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5 % | 7.5 % | 7.5 % | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Republic of Korea?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Republic of Korea was 7.5 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Republic of Korea ranks 101st out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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