Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
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. Development relevance: Low birth-weight, which is associated with maternal malnutrition, raises the risk of infant mortality and stunts growth in infancy and childhood. There is also emerging evidence that low-birth-weight babies are more prone to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Low birth-weight can arise as a result of a baby being born too soon or too small for gestational age. Babies born prematurely, who are also small for their gestational age, have the worst prognosis.
In low- and middle-income countries low birth-weight stems primarily from poor maternal health and nutrition. Three factors have the most impact: poor maternal nutritional status before conception, mother's short stature (due mostly to under-nutrition and infections during childhood), and poor nutrition during pregnancy (UNICEF Data, https://data.unicef.org/).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
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| 9.31494932 | 2000 |
| 9.35761261 | 2001 |
| 9.39543647 | 2002 |
| 9.4274772 | 2003 |
| 9.43821695 | 2004 |
| 9.43922448 | 2005 |
| 9.44679719 | 2006 |
| 9.45345077 | 2007 |
| 9.46335166 | 2008 |
| 9.47132692 | 2009 |
| 9.47935413 | 2010 |
| 9.48722653 | 2011 |
| 9.50099045 | 2012 |
| 9.51014764 | 2013 |
| 9.51819138 | 2014 |
| 9.53129635 | 2015 |
| 9.564062 | 2016 |
| 9.57487223 | 2017 |
| 9.58888608 | 2018 |
| 9.601039 | 2019 |
| 9.62122706 | 2020 |
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Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
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. Development relevance: Low birth-weight, which is associated with maternal malnutrition, raises the risk of infant mortality and stunts growth in infancy and childhood. There is also emerging evidence that low-birth-weight babies are more prone to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Low birth-weight can arise as a result of a baby being born too soon or too small for gestational age. Babies born prematurely, who are also small for their gestational age, have the worst prognosis.
In low- and middle-income countries low birth-weight stems primarily from poor maternal health and nutrition. Three factors have the most impact: poor maternal nutritional status before conception, mother's short stature (due mostly to under-nutrition and infections during childhood), and poor nutrition during pregnancy (UNICEF Data, https://data.unicef.org/).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source