Ukraine | 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/).
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The World Bank
Origin
Ukraine
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2000 | 6.20684535 |
2001 | 6.16937623 |
2002 | 6.12519572 |
2003 | 6.07710728 |
2004 | 6.02907603 |
2005 | 5.984796 |
2006 | 5.95176986 |
2007 | 5.93357984 |
2008 | 5.93114374 |
2009 | 5.94718151 |
2010 | 5.95736245 |
2011 | 5.96312413 |
2012 | 5.96957737 |
2013 | 5.96318013 |
2014 | 5.9136298 |
2015 | 5.70321767 |
2016 | 5.72003939 |
2017 | 5.72746654 |
2018 | 5.7289758 |
2019 | 5.72543228 |
2020 | 5.7259831 |
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Ukraine | 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
Ukraine
Records
63
Source