Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, India has the highest low-birthweight babies (% of births) (27.44% in 2020) and Iceland the lowest (3.99% in 2020). The world figure is 14.72% (2020).
What this measures
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 27.44% | 2020 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 23.05% | 2020 |
| 3 | Comoros | 23.03% | 2020 |
| 4 | Philippines | 21.14% | 2020 |
| 5 | Liberia | 19.88% | 2020 |
| 6 | Nepal | 19.73% | 2020 |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.55% | 2020 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 19.38% | 2020 |
| 9 | Jordan | 18.94% | 2020 |
| 10 | Madagascar | 18.71% | 2020 |
| 11 | Mauritius | 18.69% | 2020 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 18.47% | 2020 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.29% | 2020 |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 18.21% | 2020 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 17.98% | 2020 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 17.76% | 2020 |
| 17 | Senegal | 17.25% | 2020 |
| 18 | Guyana | 17.16% | 2020 |
| 19 | Botswana | 16.83% | 2020 |
| 20 | Lao PDR | 16.73% | 2020 |
| 21 | South Africa | 16.64% | 2020 |
| 22 | Suriname | 16.46% | 2020 |
| 23 | Benin | 16.45% | 2020 |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 16.35% | 2020 |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.27% | 2020 |
| 26 | St. Lucia | 16.25% | 2020 |
| 27 | Namibia | 15.58% | 2020 |
| 28 | Malawi | 15.58% | 2020 |
| 29 | Angola | 15.53% | 2020 |
| 30 | Bahamas, The | 15.4% | 2020 |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.36% | 2020 |
| 32 | Eritrea | 15.16% | 2020 |
| 33 | Burundi | 14.78% | 2020 |
| 34 | Morocco | 14.77% | 2020 |
| 35 | Gabon | 14.65% | 2020 |
| 36 | Guatemala | 14.49% | 2020 |
| 37 | Lesotho | 14.45% | 2020 |
| 38 | Ghana | 14.42% | 2020 |
| 39 | Kuwait | 14.37% | 2020 |
| 40 | Togo | 14.28% | 2020 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 13.94% | 2020 |
| 42 | Malaysia | 13.81% | 2020 |
| 43 | Maldives | 13.72% | 2020 |
| 44 | Jamaica | 13.68% | 2020 |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.64% | 2020 |
| 46 | Palau | 13.53% | 2020 |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 13.44% | 2020 |
| 48 | Gambia, The | 13.25% | 2020 |
| 49 | Oman | 13.24% | 2020 |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 13.23% | 2020 |
| 51 | Honduras | 13.09% | 2020 |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 13.06% | 2020 |
| 53 | Türkiye | 12.9% | 2020 |
| 54 | Lebanon | 12.6% | 2020 |
| 55 | Cameroon | 12.51% | 2020 |
| 56 | Myanmar | 12.48% | 2020 |
| 57 | Seychelles | 12.48% | 2020 |
| 58 | Bahrain | 12.44% | 2020 |
| 59 | Congo, Rep. | 11.93% | 2020 |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 11.83% | 2020 |
| 61 | Belize | 11.56% | 2020 |
| 62 | Cambodia | 11.45% | 2020 |
| 63 | Bhutan | 11.43% | 2020 |
| 64 | Greece | 11.41% | 2020 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 11.36% | 2020 |
| 66 | Japan | 11.3% | 2020 |
| 67 | Zambia | 11.25% | 2020 |
| 68 | São Tomé and Principe | 11.11% | 2020 |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 11.04% | 2020 |
| 70 | Colombia | 10.95% | 2020 |
| 71 | Singapore | 10.95% | 2020 |
| 72 | Iraq | 10.86% | 2020 |
| 73 | Ecuador | 10.63% | 2020 |
| 74 | West Bank and Gaza | 10.37% | 2020 |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 10.34% | 2020 |
| 76 | Thailand | 10.3% | 2020 |
| 77 | Panama | 10.28% | 2020 |
| 78 | El Salvador | 10.22% | 2020 |
| 79 | Eswatini | 10.2% | 2020 |
| 80 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 10.16% | 2020 |
| 81 | Mexico | 10.15% | 2020 |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 10.1% | 2020 |
| 83 | Kenya | 9.97% | 2020 |
| 84 | Paraguay | 9.96% | 2020 |
| 85 | Qatar | 9.96% | 2020 |
| 86 | Indonesia | 9.93% | 2020 |
| 87 | Tanzania | 9.7% | 2020 |
| 88 | Spain | 9.64% | 2020 |
| 89 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2020 |
| 90 | Andorra | 9.39% | 2020 |
| 91 | Venezuela, RB | 9.3% | 2020 |
| 92 | Kiribati | 9.03% | 2020 |
| 93 | Israel | 8.98% | 2020 |
| 94 | Portugal | 8.92% | 2020 |
| 95 | Romania | 8.82% | 2020 |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 8.72% | 2020 |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 8.72% | 2020 |
| 98 | Brazil | 8.7% | 2020 |
| 99 | Hungary | 8.32% | 2020 |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 8.29% | 2020 |
| 101 | Armenia | 8.27% | 2020 |
| 102 | United States | 8.26% | 2020 |
| 103 | Tunisia | 8.24% | 2020 |
| 104 | Bolivia | 7.93% | 2020 |
| 105 | Slovak Republic | 7.82% | 2020 |
| 106 | Uruguay | 7.8% | 2020 |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 7.75% | 2020 |
| 108 | Czechia | 7.61% | 2020 |
| 109 | Peru | 7.47% | 2020 |
| 110 | Korea, Rep. | 7.46% | 2020 |
| 111 | France | 7.43% | 2020 |
| 112 | Georgia | 7.42% | 2020 |
| 113 | Fiji | 7.4% | 2020 |
| 114 | Argentina | 7.36% | 2020 |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 7.27% | 2020 |
| 116 | Italy | 7.21% | 2020 |
| 117 | Algeria | 7.2% | 2020 |
| 118 | Malta | 7.18% | 2020 |
| 119 | Cuba | 7.06% | 2020 |
| 120 | Chile | 6.84% | 2020 |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 6.83% | 2020 |
| 122 | Monaco | 6.82% | 2020 |
| 123 | Belgium | 6.76% | 2020 |
| 124 | Germany | 6.71% | 2020 |
| 125 | Canada | 6.63% | 2020 |
| 126 | Australia | 6.55% | 2020 |
| 127 | Moldova | 6.47% | 2020 |
| 128 | Switzerland | 6.42% | 2020 |
| 129 | Viet Nam | 6.31% | 2020 |
| 130 | Austria | 6.31% | 2020 |
| 131 | Slovenia | 6.29% | 2020 |
| 132 | Montenegro | 6.23% | 2020 |
| 133 | Serbia | 6.2% | 2020 |
| 134 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.04% | 2020 |
| 135 | Albania | 5.99% | 2020 |
| 136 | New Zealand | 5.86% | 2020 |
| 137 | Uzbekistan | 5.85% | 2020 |
| 138 | Ukraine | 5.73% | 2020 |
| 139 | Netherlands | 5.65% | 2020 |
| 140 | Ireland | 5.65% | 2020 |
| 141 | Poland | 5.61% | 2020 |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 5.29% | 2020 |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.15% | 2020 |
| 144 | Belarus | 5.12% | 2020 |
| 145 | Croatia | 4.99% | 2020 |
| 146 | China | 4.97% | 2020 |
| 147 | Mongolia | 4.9% | 2020 |
| 148 | Denmark | 4.81% | 2020 |
| 149 | Norway | 4.44% | 2020 |
| 150 | Lithuania | 4.4% | 2020 |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 4.29% | 2020 |
| 152 | San Marino | 4.24% | 2020 |
| 153 | Latvia | 4.23% | 2020 |
| 154 | Estonia | 4.17% | 2020 |
| 155 | Sweden | 4.12% | 2020 |
| 156 | Finland | 4.07% | 2020 |
| 157 | Iceland | 3.99% | 2020 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.STA.BRTW.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: data.unicef.org; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: data.unicef.org, note: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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