Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Zambia
Zambia: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 11.2 % in 2020. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Zambia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Zambia is 11.2 %, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Zambia peaked at 13.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2 %, in 2020.
That places Zambia 63rd out of 146 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 13 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.6 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.9 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.5 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.4 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2 % | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.71 % | 12.3 % | 13.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.82 % | 11.4 % | 12.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 % | 11.2 % | 11.2 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 62 Japan 11.3 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Zambia?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Zambia was 11.2 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.