Maptheory
health2023

Low birth weight

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
68.1deaths
Median: 1.3deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
3,126.4deaths
Lowest
Niue
0.0deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India3,126.4deaths
2Somalia1,668.1deaths
3Nigeria1,446.3deaths
4Chad1,002.6deaths
5Pakistan730.0deaths
By Region
Africa300.6deaths(9 countries)
Asia192.0deaths(26 countries)
Other48.9deaths(124 countries)
North America16.6deaths(4 countries)
South America5.9deaths(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0deaths)High (3,126.4deaths)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 68.1deaths)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (124)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India3,126.4deaths
2Somalia1,668.1deaths
3Nigeria1,446.3deaths
4Chad1,002.6deaths
5Pakistan730.0deaths
6Ethiopia491.3deaths
7Niger436.2deaths
8Indonesia401.1deaths
9Afghanistan302.8deaths
10Egypt291.8deaths
11Madagascar280.5deaths
12Bangladesh244.4deaths
13Kenya223.0deaths
14Central African Republic192.5deaths
15Burkina Faso190.2deaths
16Cameroon185.3deaths
17Mali179.4deaths
18United Republic of Tanzania146.5deaths
19Haiti138.0deaths
20Democratic Republic of the Congo135.9deaths
21South Sudan135.8deaths
22Mozambique122.7deaths
23Malawi119.5deaths
24Cote d'Ivoire109.8deaths
25South Africa95.1deaths
26Angola88.4deaths
27Senegal81.8deaths
28Myanmar81.3deaths
29Zambia77.3deaths
30Uganda70.0deaths
31Togo69.5deaths
32Burundi53.6deaths
33Philippines52.5deaths
34Guinea51.4deaths
35Zimbabwe49.6deaths
36Ghana48.4deaths
37Iraq43.8deaths
38Yemen43.5deaths
39Nepal41.5deaths
40Sierra Leone37.0deaths
41Benin34.5deaths
42Papua New Guinea32.2deaths
43Eritrea30.6deaths
44Mexico30.1deaths
45Mauritania29.3deaths
46Rwanda26.2deaths
47Sudan23.9deaths
48Guatemala22.6deaths
49Republic of the Congo21.3deaths
50Liberia17.9deaths
51Morocco14.8deaths
52Azerbaijan14.4deaths
53Brazil14.1deaths
54Honduras13.6deaths
55Venezuela13.4deaths
56Türkiye13.1deaths
57Tajikistan12.7deaths
58United States of America12.3deaths
59Colombia12.3deaths
60Republic of The Gambia11.3deaths
61Guinea-Bissau10.1deaths
62Cambodia10.0deaths
63Dominican Republic8.1deaths
64Thailand8.0deaths
65Lao People's Democratic Republic7.9deaths
66People's Republic of China7.6deaths
67Djibouti7.3deaths
68Uzbekistan6.9deaths
69Tunisia6.2deaths
70Algeria6.1deaths
71Malaysia5.9deaths
72Argentina5.2deaths
73Islamic Republic of Iran4.8deaths
74Lesotho4.8deaths
75Ecuador4.5deaths
76Sri Lanka4.2deaths
77Russian Federation4.1deaths
78Vietnam3.9deaths
79Comoros3.8deaths
80Peru3.8deaths
81Poland3.7deaths
82Lebanon3.4deaths
83Nicaragua3.3deaths
84Bolivia3.1deaths
85Gabon3.0deaths
86Romania2.9deaths
87Saudi Arabia2.8deaths
88Paraguay2.8deaths
89Jordan2.4deaths
90France2.3deaths
91Czech Republic2.1deaths
92Hungary2.0deaths
93Japan2.0deaths
94Namibia1.9deaths
95Botswana1.8deaths
96Germany1.6deaths
97Turkmenistan1.6deaths
98Syrian Arab Republic1.4deaths
99Canada1.4deaths
100El Salvador1.3deaths
101Equatorial Guinea1.3deaths
102Jamaica1.3deaths
103Chile1.3deaths
104Guyana1.3deaths
105Kyrgyzstan1.2deaths
106Panama1.2deaths
107Kazakhstan0.9deaths
108Oman0.9deaths
109Bhutan0.9deaths
110State of Palestine0.8deaths
111Suriname0.8deaths
112South Korea0.8deaths
113North Korea0.8deaths
114Timor-Leste0.8deaths
115Spain0.7deaths
116United Arab Emirates0.7deaths
117Eswatini0.7deaths
118Israel0.6deaths
119Bulgaria0.6deaths
120Italy0.6deaths
121Vanuatu0.5deaths
122Ukraine0.5deaths
123Slovakia0.5deaths
124Cuba0.5deaths
125Solomon Islands0.4deaths
126Croatia0.4deaths
127Belgium0.4deaths
128Uruguay0.4deaths
129Armenia0.4deaths
130Serbia0.4deaths
131Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4deaths
132Netherlands0.4deaths
133Mauritius0.3deaths
134Libya0.3deaths
135Mongolia0.3deaths
136United Kingdom0.3deaths
137Moldova, Republic of0.3deaths
138Costa Rica0.2deaths
139Sweden0.2deaths
140Fiji0.2deaths
141Puerto Rico0.2deaths
142Trinidad and Tobago0.2deaths
143Georgia0.2deaths
144Sao Tome and Principe0.2deaths
145Cape Verde0.2deaths
146Switzerland0.2deaths
147The Republic of North Macedonia0.2deaths
148Maldives0.2deaths
149Denmark0.1deaths
150Australia0.1deaths
151Qatar0.1deaths
152Portugal0.1deaths
153Belize0.1deaths
154Kuwait0.1deaths
155Albania0.1deaths
156Singapore0.1deaths
157Taiwan, Province of China0.1deaths
158Kiribati0.1deaths
159Bahrain0.1deaths
160Belarus0.1deaths
161Lithuania0.1deaths
162Austria0.1deaths
163Cyprus0.1deaths
164Ireland0.1deaths
165New Zealand0.1deaths
166Brunei Darussalam0.0deaths
167Finland0.0deaths
168Bahamas0.0deaths
169Samoa0.0deaths
170Saint Lucia0.0deaths
171Greece0.0deaths
172Micronesia, Federated States of0.0deaths
173Guam0.0deaths
174Norway0.0deaths
175Seychelles0.0deaths
176Barbados0.0deaths
177Luxembourg0.0deaths
178Montenegro0.0deaths
179Latvia0.0deaths
180Estonia0.0deaths
181Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0deaths
182Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0deaths
183Marshall Islands0.0deaths
184Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0deaths
185Grenada0.0deaths
186Slovenia0.0deaths
187Northern Mariana Islands0.0deaths
188Iceland0.0deaths
189Dominica0.0deaths
190Antigua and Barbuda0.0deaths
191Malta0.0deaths
192American Samoa0.0deaths
193Nauru0.0deaths
194Tuvalu0.0deaths
195Palau0.0deaths
196Greenland0.0deaths
197Tonga0.0deaths
198Bermuda0.0deaths
199Cook Islands0.0deaths
200Andorra0.0deaths
201Monaco0.0deaths
202Tokelau0.0deaths
203San Marino0.0deaths
204Niue0.0deaths
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Topics

#health#deaths#low#birth#weight

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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