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Low birth weight prevalence (%)
Compare low birth weight prevalence (%) across 158 countries or territories using one fixed 2020 WHO reference slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.9%
Median: 10.2%
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
India
27.4%
Lowest
Iceland
4.0%
Top 5 Countries
1India27.4%
2Comoros23.0%
3Bangladesh23.0%
4Philippines21.1%
5Liberia19.9%
By Region
Africa13.1%(6 countries)
Asia13.0%(20 countries)
Other12.2%(88 countries)
North America9.9%(4 countries)
South America8.5%(7 countries)
Key Findings
- •158 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite % observation in the fixed 2020 slice.
- •India has the highest published value (27.4 %).
- •Iceland has the lowest published value (4 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.0%)High (27.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.9%)
Africa (6)
Asia (20)
Other (88)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2020 WHO slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 27.4% |
| 2 | Comoros | 23.0% |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 23.0% |
| 4 | Philippines | 21.1% |
| 5 | Liberia | 19.9% |
| 6 | Nepal | 19.7% |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.5% |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 19.4% |
| 9 | Jordan | 18.9% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 18.7% |
| 11 | Mauritius | 18.7% |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 18.5% |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.3% |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 18.2% |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 18.0% |
| 16 | Mozambique | 17.8% |
| 17 | Guyana | 17.2% |
| 18 | Senegal | 17.2% |
| 19 | Botswana | 16.8% |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.7% |
| 21 | South Africa | 16.6% |
| 22 | Suriname | 16.5% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 16.4% |
| 24 | Benin | 16.4% |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 16.3% |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.3% |
| 27 | Malawi | 15.6% |
| 28 | Namibia | 15.6% |
| 29 | Angola | 15.5% |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.4% |
| 31 | Bahamas | 15.4% |
| 32 | Eritrea | 15.2% |
| 33 | Burundi | 14.8% |
| 34 | Morocco | 14.8% |
| 35 | Gabon | 14.6% |
| 36 | Guatemala | 14.5% |
| 37 | Ghana | 14.4% |
| 38 | Kuwait | 14.4% |
| 39 | Lesotho | 14.4% |
| 40 | Togo | 14.3% |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 13.9% |
| 42 | Malaysia | 13.8% |
| 43 | Jamaica | 13.7% |
| 44 | Maldives | 13.7% |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.6% |
| 46 | Palau | 13.5% |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 13.4% |
| 48 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.2% |
| 49 | Oman | 13.2% |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 13.2% |
| 51 | Honduras | 13.1% |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 13.1% |
| 53 | Türkiye | 12.9% |
| 54 | Lebanon | 12.6% |
| 55 | Myanmar | 12.5% |
| 56 | Cameroon | 12.5% |
| 57 | Seychelles | 12.5% |
| 58 | Bahrain | 12.4% |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | 11.9% |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 11.8% |
| 61 | Belize | 11.6% |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 11.4% |
| 63 | Cambodia | 11.4% |
| 64 | Greece | 11.4% |
| 65 | Bhutan | 11.4% |
| 66 | Japan | 11.3% |
| 67 | Zambia | 11.2% |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% |
| 69 | Colombia | 11.0% |
| 70 | Singapore | 11.0% |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 11.0% |
| 72 | Iraq | 10.9% |
| 73 | Ecuador | 10.6% |
| 74 | State of Palestine | 10.4% |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 10.3% |
| 76 | Panama | 10.3% |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 10.3% |
| 78 | Thailand | 10.3% |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.2% |
| 80 | El Salvador | 10.2% |
| 81 | Mexico | 10.2% |
| 82 | Eswatini | 10.2% |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 10.1% |
| 84 | Kenya | 10.0% |
| 85 | Paraguay | 10.0% |
| 86 | Qatar | 10.0% |
| 87 | Indonesia | 9.9% |
| 88 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.7% |
| 89 | Spain | 9.6% |
| 90 | Rwanda | 9.4% |
| 91 | Andorra | 9.4% |
| 92 | Venezuela | 9.3% |
| 93 | Kiribati | 9.0% |
| 94 | Israel | 9.0% |
| 95 | Portugal | 8.9% |
| 96 | Romania | 8.8% |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 8.7% |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 8.7% |
| 99 | Brazil | 8.7% |
| 100 | Hungary | 8.3% |
| 101 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.3% |
| 102 | United States of America | 8.3% |
| 103 | Armenia | 8.3% |
| 104 | Tunisia | 8.2% |
| 105 | Bolivia | 7.9% |
| 106 | Slovakia | 7.8% |
| 107 | Uruguay | 7.8% |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 7.7% |
| 109 | Czech Republic | 7.6% |
| 110 | South Korea | 7.5% |
| 111 | Peru | 7.5% |
| 112 | Fiji | 7.4% |
| 113 | France | 7.4% |
| 114 | Georgia | 7.4% |
| 115 | Argentina | 7.4% |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 7.3% |
| 117 | Italy | 7.2% |
| 118 | Malta | 7.2% |
| 119 | Algeria | 7.2% |
| 120 | Cuba | 7.1% |
| 121 | Chile | 6.8% |
| 122 | Monaco | 6.8% |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 6.8% |
| 124 | Belgium | 6.8% |
| 125 | Germany | 6.7% |
| 126 | Canada | 6.6% |
| 127 | Australia | 6.6% |
| 128 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.5% |
| 129 | Switzerland | 6.4% |
| 130 | Vietnam | 6.3% |
| 131 | Slovenia | 6.3% |
| 132 | Austria | 6.3% |
| 133 | Montenegro | 6.2% |
| 134 | Serbia | 6.2% |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0% |
| 136 | Albania | 6.0% |
| 137 | New Zealand | 5.9% |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 5.8% |
| 139 | Netherlands | 5.7% |
| 140 | Ukraine | 5.7% |
| 141 | Ireland | 5.6% |
| 142 | Poland | 5.6% |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 5.3% |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.2% |
| 145 | Belarus | 5.1% |
| 146 | People's Republic of China | 5.0% |
| 147 | Croatia | 5.0% |
| 148 | Mongolia | 4.9% |
| 149 | Denmark | 4.8% |
| 150 | Lithuania | 4.4% |
| 151 | Norway | 4.4% |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 153 | Estonia | 4.2% |
| 154 | Latvia | 4.2% |
| 155 | San Marino | 4.2% |
| 156 | Finland | 4.1% |
| 157 | Sweden | 4.1% |
| 158 | Iceland | 4.0% |
Showing 158 of 158 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Health Organization (2020).
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