Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 14.3 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Western Africa, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Western Africa stood at 14.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Western Africa peaked at 16.4 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.3 %, in 2019.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 16.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.3 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.3 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.82 % | 15.3 % | 16.4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.71 % | 14.3 % | 15.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 % | 14.3 % | 14.3 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Papua New Guinea 19.4 % compare
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- 10 Madagascar 18.7 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 18.7 % compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.2 % compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 18.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 9.7 % compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 18 % compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.3 % compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.9 % compare
- 14 Mozambique 17.8 % compare
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.0114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Western Africa?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Western Africa was 14.3 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 % in 2019.
- How does Western Africa rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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