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Low Birthweight Prevalence, 2002

2002, as UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates)’s 2023 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Low birthweight is the share of babies born weighing less than 2,500 grams. It reflects the health and nutrition of mothers during pregnancy, and it is one of the strongest predictors of whether a newborn survives its first month.

Low Birthweight Prevalence, 2002 covers 158 countries on 3 measures. India is highest, at 32.0627; Iceland is lowest, at 3.6235. The middle country reads 10.4105. Against 2001, 158 values changed (74 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Low Birthweight Prevalence · Data for 2002

HighestIndia

32.0627

LowestIceland

3.6235

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Low Birthweight Prevalence, 2002, as published. UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 158 countries · select a heading to sort

Low Birthweight Prevalence, 2002: every country, as published by UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates).
derived
1IndiaINDSouthern Asia32.062729.445834.8509
2BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia25.530820.806230.9173
3ComorosCOMEastern Africa25.289622.438328.4518
4Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa24.025222.264225.9202
5NepalNPLSouthern Asia22.263619.430625.4265
6SenegalSENWestern Africa21.585419.859223.4426
7PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia20.767119.451322.1578
8Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa20.058118.505321.7095
9MadagascarMDGEastern Africa20.008518.602821.5043
10LiberiaLBRWestern Africa19.560915.739724.0960
11MauritiusMUSEastern Africa19.503213.993226.2891
12Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa19.388418.123520.6945
13Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia19.280516.389622.6368
14MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa19.241817.735120.8214
15Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia18.869915.502922.7769
16BeninBENWestern Africa18.615917.403519.9192
17BotswanaBWASouthern Africa18.190311.719027.3023
18Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia18.169914.682722.1230
19MoroccoMARNorthern Africa18.033616.255919.9434
20LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia17.550014.902120.5654
21South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa17.156914.012620.8785
22AngolaAGOMiddle Africa17.044213.800620.9195
23GuyanaGUYSouth America16.424914.647318.3473
24NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa16.393815.118517.7912
25MalawiMWIEastern Africa16.393715.301917.5451

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. 1India32.0627
  2. 2Bangladesh25.5308
  3. 3Comoros25.2896
  4. 4Guinea-Bissau24.0252
  5. 5Nepal22.2636

Lowest

  1. 158Iceland3.6235
  2. 157San Marino3.9184
  3. 156Finland4.2788
  4. 155Sweden4.2936
  5. 154Estonia4.4404

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 10.4105. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% credible interval)

    HighestIndia29.4458

    LowestSan Marino3.2258

    Middle country: 9.1497

  • Upper bound (95% credible interval)

    HighestIndia34.8509

    LowestIceland3.8311

    Middle country: 11.7832

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 158values changed, of 158 in both
  • 74 · 84rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

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04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • One year of the 2023 release

    Every year in this series comes from UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates)’s 2023 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 2002.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

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UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) (2002). Low Birthweight Prevalence, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/low-birthweight/2002

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