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Low-birthweight babies (% of births) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.9Percentage
Median: 10.2Percentage
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
India
27.4Percentage
Lowest
Iceland
4.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1India27.4Percentage
2Bangladesh23.0Percentage
3Comoros23.0Percentage
4Philippines21.1Percentage
5Liberia19.9Percentage
By Region
Africa13.1Percentage(6 countries)
Asia13.0Percentage(20 countries)
Other12.2Percentage(87 countries)
North America9.9Percentage(4 countries)
South America8.5Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.0Percentage)High (27.4Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.9Percentage)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 27.4Percentage |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 23.0Percentage |
| 3 | Comoros | 23.0Percentage |
| 4 | Philippines | 21.1Percentage |
| 5 | Liberia | 19.9Percentage |
| 6 | Nepal | 19.7Percentage |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.5Percentage |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 19.4Percentage |
| 9 | Jordan | 18.9Percentage |
| 10 | Madagascar | 18.7Percentage |
| 11 | Mauritius | 18.7Percentage |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 18.5Percentage |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.3Percentage |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 18.2Percentage |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 18.0Percentage |
| 16 | Mozambique | 17.8Percentage |
| 17 | Senegal | 17.2Percentage |
| 18 | Guyana | 17.2Percentage |
| 19 | Botswana | 16.8Percentage |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.7Percentage |
| 21 | South Africa | 16.6Percentage |
| 22 | Suriname | 16.5Percentage |
| 23 | Benin | 16.4Percentage |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 16.4Percentage |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.3Percentage |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 16.3Percentage |
| 27 | Namibia | 15.6Percentage |
| 28 | Malawi | 15.6Percentage |
| 29 | Angola | 15.5Percentage |
| 30 | Bahamas | 15.4Percentage |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.4Percentage |
| 32 | Eritrea | 15.2Percentage |
| 33 | Burundi | 14.8Percentage |
| 34 | Morocco | 14.8Percentage |
| 35 | Gabon | 14.6Percentage |
| 36 | Guatemala | 14.5Percentage |
| 37 | Lesotho | 14.4Percentage |
| 38 | Ghana | 14.4Percentage |
| 39 | Kuwait | 14.4Percentage |
| 40 | Togo | 14.3Percentage |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 13.9Percentage |
| 42 | Malaysia | 13.8Percentage |
| 43 | Maldives | 13.7Percentage |
| 44 | Jamaica | 13.7Percentage |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.6Percentage |
| 46 | Palau | 13.5Percentage |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 13.4Percentage |
| 48 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.2Percentage |
| 49 | Oman | 13.2Percentage |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 13.2Percentage |
| 51 | Honduras | 13.1Percentage |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 13.1Percentage |
| 53 | Türkiye | 12.9Percentage |
| 54 | Lebanon | 12.6Percentage |
| 55 | Cameroon | 12.5Percentage |
| 56 | Myanmar | 12.5Percentage |
| 57 | Seychelles | 12.5Percentage |
| 58 | Bahrain | 12.4Percentage |
| 59 | Republic of the Congo | 11.9Percentage |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 11.8Percentage |
| 61 | Belize | 11.6Percentage |
| 62 | Cambodia | 11.4Percentage |
| 63 | Bhutan | 11.4Percentage |
| 64 | Greece | 11.4Percentage |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 11.4Percentage |
| 66 | Japan | 11.3Percentage |
| 67 | Zambia | 11.2Percentage |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1Percentage |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 11.0Percentage |
| 70 | Colombia | 11.0Percentage |
| 71 | Singapore | 11.0Percentage |
| 72 | Iraq | 10.9Percentage |
| 73 | Ecuador | 10.6Percentage |
| 74 | State of Palestine | 10.4Percentage |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 10.3Percentage |
| 76 | Thailand | 10.3Percentage |
| 77 | Panama | 10.3Percentage |
| 78 | El Salvador | 10.2Percentage |
| 79 | Eswatini | 10.2Percentage |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.2Percentage |
| 81 | Mexico | 10.2Percentage |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 10.1Percentage |
| 83 | Kenya | 10.0Percentage |
| 84 | Paraguay | 10.0Percentage |
| 85 | Qatar | 10.0Percentage |
| 86 | Indonesia | 9.9Percentage |
| 87 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.7Percentage |
| 88 | Spain | 9.6Percentage |
| 89 | Rwanda | 9.4Percentage |
| 90 | Andorra | 9.4Percentage |
| 91 | Venezuela | 9.3Percentage |
| 92 | Kiribati | 9.0Percentage |
| 93 | Israel | 9.0Percentage |
| 94 | Portugal | 8.9Percentage |
| 95 | Romania | 8.8Percentage |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 8.7Percentage |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 8.7Percentage |
| 98 | Brazil | 8.7Percentage |
| 99 | Hungary | 8.3Percentage |
| 100 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.3Percentage |
| 101 | Armenia | 8.3Percentage |
| 102 | United States of America | 8.3Percentage |
| 103 | Tunisia | 8.2Percentage |
| 104 | Bolivia | 7.9Percentage |
| 105 | Slovakia | 7.8Percentage |
| 106 | Uruguay | 7.8Percentage |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 7.7Percentage |
| 108 | Czech Republic | 7.6Percentage |
| 109 | Peru | 7.5Percentage |
| 110 | South Korea | 7.5Percentage |
| 111 | France | 7.4Percentage |
| 112 | Georgia | 7.4Percentage |
| 113 | Fiji | 7.4Percentage |
| 114 | Argentina | 7.4Percentage |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 7.3Percentage |
| 116 | Italy | 7.2Percentage |
| 117 | Algeria | 7.2Percentage |
| 118 | Malta | 7.2Percentage |
| 119 | Cuba | 7.1Percentage |
| 120 | Chile | 6.8Percentage |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 6.8Percentage |
| 122 | Monaco | 6.8Percentage |
| 123 | Belgium | 6.8Percentage |
| 124 | Germany | 6.7Percentage |
| 125 | Canada | 6.6Percentage |
| 126 | Australia | 6.6Percentage |
| 127 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.5Percentage |
| 128 | Switzerland | 6.4Percentage |
| 129 | Vietnam | 6.3Percentage |
| 130 | Austria | 6.3Percentage |
| 131 | Slovenia | 6.3Percentage |
| 132 | Montenegro | 6.2Percentage |
| 133 | Serbia | 6.2Percentage |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0Percentage |
| 135 | Albania | 6.0Percentage |
| 136 | New Zealand | 5.9Percentage |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 5.8Percentage |
| 138 | Ukraine | 5.7Percentage |
| 139 | Netherlands | 5.7Percentage |
| 140 | Ireland | 5.6Percentage |
| 141 | Poland | 5.6Percentage |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 5.3Percentage |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.2Percentage |
| 144 | Belarus | 5.1Percentage |
| 145 | Croatia | 5.0Percentage |
| 146 | People's Republic of China | 5.0Percentage |
| 147 | Mongolia | 4.9Percentage |
| 148 | Denmark | 4.8Percentage |
| 149 | Norway | 4.4Percentage |
| 150 | Lithuania | 4.4Percentage |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 4.3Percentage |
| 152 | San Marino | 4.2Percentage |
| 153 | Latvia | 4.2Percentage |
| 154 | Estonia | 4.2Percentage |
| 155 | Sweden | 4.1Percentage |
| 156 | Finland | 4.1Percentage |
| 157 | Iceland | 4.0Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2020).
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