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Low-birthweight babies (% of births) — series 3

Name: Low-birthweight babies (% of births) — series 3
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of births, low, birthweight, babies, births, series

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•157 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

10.9% of births

Median: 10.2% of births

Countries Covered

157

with available data

Highest

India

27.4% of births

Lowest

Iceland

4.0% of births

Top 5 Countries

1India27.4% of births

2Bangladesh23.0% of births

3Comoros23.0% of births

4Philippines21.1% of births

5Liberia19.9% of births

By Region

Africa13.1% of births(6 countries)

Asia13.0% of births(20 countries)

Other12.2% of births(87 countries)

North America9.9% of births(4 countries)

South America8.5% of births(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.0% of births)High (27.4% of births)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.9% of births)

Africa (6)

Asia (20)

Other (87)

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

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; 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 ↕
1	India	27.4% of births
2	Bangladesh	23.0% of births
3	Comoros	23.0% of births
4	Philippines	21.1% of births
5	Liberia	19.9% of births
6	Nepal	19.7% of births
7	Guinea-Bissau	19.5% of births
8	Papua New Guinea	19.4% of births
9	Jordan	18.9% of births
10	Madagascar	18.7% of births
11	Mauritius	18.7% of births
12	Burkina Faso	18.5% of births
13	Cote d'Ivoire	18.3% of births
14	Timor-Leste	18.2% of births
15	Sri Lanka	18.0% of births
16	Mozambique	17.8% of births
17	Senegal	17.2% of births
18	Guyana	17.2% of births
19	Botswana	16.8% of births
20	Lao People's Democratic Republic	16.7% of births
21	South Africa	16.6% of births
22	Suriname	16.5% of births
23	Benin	16.4% of births
24	Central African Republic	16.4% of births
25	Trinidad and Tobago	16.3% of births
26	Saint Lucia	16.3% of births
27	Namibia	15.6% of births
28	Malawi	15.6% of births
29	Angola	15.5% of births
30	Bahamas	15.4% of births
31	Antigua and Barbuda	15.4% of births
32	Eritrea	15.2% of births
33	Burundi	14.8% of births
34	Morocco	14.8% of births
35	Gabon	14.6% of births
36	Guatemala	14.5% of births
37	Lesotho	14.4% of births
38	Ghana	14.4% of births
39	Kuwait	14.4% of births
40	Togo	14.3% of births
41	United Arab Emirates	13.9% of births
42	Malaysia	13.8% of births
43	Maldives	13.7% of births
44	Jamaica	13.7% of births
45	Brunei Darussalam	13.6% of births
46	Palau	13.5% of births
47	Dominican Republic	13.4% of births
48	Republic of The Gambia	13.2% of births
49	Oman	13.2% of births
50	Solomon Islands	13.2% of births
51	Honduras	13.1% of births
52	Vanuatu	13.1% of births
53	Türkiye	12.9% of births
54	Lebanon	12.6% of births
55	Cameroon	12.5% of births
56	Myanmar	12.5% of births
57	Seychelles	12.5% of births
58	Bahrain	12.4% of births
59	Republic of the Congo	11.9% of births
60	Zimbabwe	11.8% of births
61	Belize	11.6% of births
62	Cambodia	11.4% of births
63	Bhutan	11.4% of births
64	Greece	11.4% of births
65	Bulgaria	11.4% of births
66	Japan	11.3% of births
67	Zambia	11.2% of births
68	Sao Tome and Principe	11.1% of births
69	Azerbaijan	11.0% of births
70	Colombia	11.0% of births
71	Singapore	11.0% of births
72	Iraq	10.9% of births
73	Ecuador	10.6% of births
74	State of Palestine	10.4% of births
75	Sierra Leone	10.3% of births
76	Thailand	10.3% of births
77	Panama	10.3% of births
78	El Salvador	10.2% of births
79	Eswatini	10.2% of births
80	Democratic Republic of the Congo	10.2% of births
81	Mexico	10.2% of births
82	Nicaragua	10.1% of births
83	Kenya	10.0% of births
84	Paraguay	10.0% of births
85	Qatar	10.0% of births
86	Indonesia	9.9% of births
87	United Republic of Tanzania	9.7% of births
88	Spain	9.6% of births
89	Rwanda	9.4% of births
90	Andorra	9.4% of births
91	Venezuela	9.3% of births
92	Kiribati	9.0% of births
93	Israel	9.0% of births
94	Portugal	8.9% of births
95	Romania	8.8% of births
96	Costa Rica	8.7% of births
97	Tajikistan	8.7% of births
98	Brazil	8.7% of births
99	Hungary	8.3% of births
100	The Republic of North Macedonia	8.3% of births
101	Armenia	8.3% of births
102	United States of America	8.3% of births
103	Tunisia	8.2% of births
104	Bolivia	7.9% of births
105	Slovakia	7.8% of births
106	Uruguay	7.8% of births
107	Luxembourg	7.7% of births
108	Czech Republic	7.6% of births
109	Peru	7.5% of births
110	South Korea	7.5% of births
111	France	7.4% of births
112	Georgia	7.4% of births
113	Fiji	7.4% of births
114	Argentina	7.4% of births
115	Russian Federation	7.3% of births
116	Italy	7.2% of births
117	Algeria	7.2% of births
118	Malta	7.2% of births
119	Cuba	7.1% of births
120	Chile	6.8% of births
121	United Kingdom	6.8% of births
122	Monaco	6.8% of births
123	Belgium	6.8% of births
124	Germany	6.7% of births
125	Canada	6.6% of births
126	Australia	6.6% of births
127	Moldova, Republic of	6.5% of births
128	Switzerland	6.4% of births
129	Vietnam	6.3% of births
130	Austria	6.3% of births
131	Slovenia	6.3% of births
132	Montenegro	6.2% of births
133	Serbia	6.2% of births
134	Kyrgyzstan	6.0% of births
135	Albania	6.0% of births
136	New Zealand	5.9% of births
137	Uzbekistan	5.8% of births
138	Ukraine	5.7% of births
139	Netherlands	5.7% of births
140	Ireland	5.6% of births
141	Poland	5.6% of births
142	Kazakhstan	5.3% of births
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.2% of births
144	Belarus	5.1% of births
145	Croatia	5.0% of births
146	People's Republic of China	5.0% of births
147	Mongolia	4.9% of births
148	Denmark	4.8% of births
149	Norway	4.4% of births
150	Lithuania	4.4% of births
151	Turkmenistan	4.3% of births
152	San Marino	4.2% of births
153	Latvia	4.2% of births
154	Estonia	4.2% of births
155	Sweden	4.1% of births
156	Finland	4.1% of births
157	Iceland	4.0% of births

Showing 157 of 157 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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