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Low-birthweight babies (% of births)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.BRTW.ZS•Percentage•2000 → 2020•157 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
157
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2020
Latest
2020
Spotlight
India
IND
27.4353%
2020
Bangladesh
BGD
23.0467%
2020
Comoros
COM
23.0272%
2020
Philippines
PHL
21.1441%
2020
Liberia
LBR
19.8813%
2020
Nepal
NPL
19.7315%
2020
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) infographic

Low-birthweight babies (% of births) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2020)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 6.01%
6.01% – 7.41%
7.41% – 9.38%
9.38% – 11.13%
11.13% – 13.57%
13.57% – 16.42%
> 16.42%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
Countries
50
 
Median
16.3%
 
Mean
16.6%
 
25th pctl
14.4%
 
75th pctl
18.3%
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
IndiaBangladeshComoros
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
IndiaIND27.44%2020
BangladeshBGD23.05%2020
ComorosCOM23.03%2020
PhilippinesPHL21.14%2020
LiberiaLBR19.88%2020
NepalNPL19.73%2020
Guinea-BissauGNB19.55%2020
Papua New GuineaPNG19.38%2020
JordanJOR18.94%2020
MadagascarMDG18.71%2020
MauritiusMUS18.69%2020
Burkina FasoBFA18.47%2020
Cote d'IvoireCIV18.29%2020
Timor-LesteTLS18.21%2020
Sri LankaLKA17.98%2020
MozambiqueMOZ17.76%2020
SenegalSEN17.25%2020
GuyanaGUY17.16%2020
BotswanaBWA16.83%2020
Lao PDRLAO16.73%2020
South AfricaZAF16.64%2020
SurinameSUR16.46%2020
BeninBEN16.45%2020
Central African RepublicCAF16.35%2020
Trinidad and TobagoTTO16.27%2020
St. LuciaLCA16.25%2020
NamibiaNAM15.58%2020
MalawiMWI15.58%2020
AngolaAGO15.53%2020
Bahamas, TheBHS15.4%2020
Antigua and BarbudaATG15.36%2020
EritreaERI15.16%2020
BurundiBDI14.78%2020
MoroccoMAR14.77%2020
GabonGAB14.65%2020
GuatemalaGTM14.49%2020
LesothoLSO14.45%2020
GhanaGHA14.42%2020
KuwaitKWT14.37%2020
TogoTGO14.28%2020
United Arab EmiratesARE13.94%2020
MalaysiaMYS13.81%2020
MaldivesMDV13.72%2020
JamaicaJAM13.68%2020
Brunei DarussalamBRN13.64%2020
PalauPLW13.53%2020
Dominican RepublicDOM13.44%2020
Gambia, TheGMB13.25%2020
OmanOMN13.24%2020
Solomon IslandsSLB13.23%2020
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)