Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in South America
South America: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 8.8 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in South America, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in South America stood at 8.8 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in South America peaked at 8.8 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.5 %, in 2000.
That places South America 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.59 % | 8.5 % | 8.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 % | 8.6 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 % | 8.8 % | 8.8 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 20 Benin 16.4 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 16.4 % compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 16.3 % compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3 % compare
- 24 Malawi 15.6 % compare
- 24 Namibia 15.6 % compare
- 26 Angola 15.5 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.9882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in South America?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in South America was 8.8 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 % in 2000.
- How does South America rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 36 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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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