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Low-birthweight babies percentage of births

Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.Source:
#Flag
Country
Low-birthweight babies (% of births)Low-birthweight babies (% of births)Year
1
Mauritania
34.7%
2011
2
Pakistan
32%
2007
3
Yemen
32%
2010
4
Sudan
30.7%
1999
5
India
28%
2006
6
Niger
27%
2006
7
Nauru
27%
2007
8
Comoros
25%
2000
9
Haiti
23%
2012
10
Bangladesh
22%
2006
11
Ethiopia
20%
2005
12
Chad
19.9%
2010
13
Senegal
18.6%
2011
14
Mali
18%
2010
15
Marshall Islands
18%
2007
16
Nepal
17.8%
2011
17
Ivory Coast
17%
2006
18
Sri Lanka
17%
2007
19
Mozambique
16.9%
2011
20
Namibia
16%
2007
21
Madagascar
16%
2009
22
Philippines
15.9%
2011
23
Nigeria
15.2%
2011
24
South Africa
15.1%
1998
25
Morocco
15%
2004
26
Benin
15%
2006
27
Laos
14.8%
2012
28
Guyana
14.3%
2009
29
Burkina Faso
14.1%
2010
30
Liberia
14%
2007
31
Puerto Rico
14%
1999
32
Mauritius
14%
2003
33
Gabon
14%
2000
34
Eritrea
14%
2002
35
Suriname
13.9%
2010
36
Central African Republic
13.7%
2010
37
Malawi
13.5%
2010
38
Iraq
13.4%
2011
39
Equatorial Guinea
13%
2000
40
Botswana
13%
2007
41
Egypt
13%
2008
42
Republic of the Congo
13%
2005
43
Jordan
13%
2007
44
Burundi
12.9%
2010
45
Solomon Islands
12.5%
2007
46
Angola
12%
2000
47
Guinea
12%
2005
48
East Timor
12%
2003
49
Trinidad and Tobago
11.9%
2011
50
Brunei
11.9%
2011
51
Uganda
11.8%
2011
52
The Bahamas
11.6%
2011
53
Barbados
11.5%
2011
54
Cyprus
11.5%
2007
55
Lebanon
11.5%
2009
56
Guatemala
11.4%
2009
57
Thailand
11.3%
2010
58
Cambodia
11.3%
2010
59
Jamaica
11.3%
2011
60
Federated States of Micronesia
11.1%
2009
61
Malaysia
11.1%
2012
62
Belize
11.1%
2011
63
Togo
11.1%
2010
64
Indonesia
11.1%
2010
65
Papua New Guinea
11%
2005
66
Zimbabwe
11%
2011
67
Guinea-Bissau
11%
2010
68
Dominican Republic
11%
2007
69
Turkey
11%
2008
70
Zambia
11%
2007
71
Maldives
11%
2009
72
Cameroon
11%
2006
73
Dominica
10.8%
2011
74
Lesotho
10.7%
2009
75
Ghana
10.7%
2011
76
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10.6%
2011
77
Sierra Leone
10.5%
2010
78
Saint Kitts And Nevis
10.4%
2011
79
Syria
10.3%
2009
80
Samoa
10.2%
2009
81
Gambia
10.2%
2010
82
Fiji
10.2%
2004
83
Saint Lucia
10.1%
2011
84
Tajikistan
10%
2005
85
Azerbaijan
10%
2006
86
Djibouti
10%
2006
87
Oman
10%
2012
88
San Marino
10%
2011
89
Vanuatu
10%
2007
90
Bhutan
9.9%
2010
91
São Tomé and Príncipe
9.9%
2009
92
Honduras
9.9%
2012
93
Bahrain
9.9%
2012
94
Greece
9.8%
2012
95
Japan
9.6%
2012
96
Democratic Republic Of Congo
9.5%
2010
97
Colombia
9.5%
2012
98
Singapore
9.5%
2011
99
Mexico
9.15%
2012
100
Grenada
8.8%
2011
101
Bulgaria
8.8%
2011
102
Saudi Arabia
8.8%
2012
103
Swaziland
8.7%
2010
104
El Salvador
8.7%
2011
105
Myanmar
8.6%
2010
106
Ecuador
8.6%
2012
107
Venezuela
8.6%
2011
108
Hungary
8.6%
2012
109
Brazil
8.5%
2011
110
Portugal
8.5%
2012
111
Tanzania
8.4%
2010
112
Romania
8.4%
2012
113
Panama
8.3%
2011
114
Kiribati
8.3%
2011
115
Kuwait
8.3%
2011
116
Spain
8.2%
2012
117
United States
8.1%
2010
118
Uruguay
8.1%
2012
119
Kenya
8%
2009
120
New Caledonia
8%
2000
121
Armenia
8%
2010
122
Czech Republic
8%
2012
123
Israel
8%
2012
124
Slovakia
7.9%
2012
125
Iran
7.7%
2011
126
Qatar
7.6%
2010
127
Nicaragua
7.6%
2011
128
Turks And Caicos Islands
7.4%
2008
129
Costa Rica
7.3%
2012
130
Italy
7.3%
2010
131
Argentina
7.2%
2011
132
Libya
7.1%
1995
133
Rwanda
7.1%
2010
134
Luxembourg
7.1%
2011
135
United Kingdom
7%
2011
136
Belgium
7%
2009
137
Malta
7%
2011
138
Palau
6.9%
2010
139
Austria
6.9%
2011
140
Peru
6.9%
2011
141
Tunisia
6.9%
2012
142
Germany
6.9%
2012
143
Switzerland
6.7%
2012
144
France
6.6%
2011
145
Georgia
6.5%
2012
146
Netherlands
6.3%
2010
147
Kyrgyzstan
6.3%
2012
148
Paraguay
6.3%
2009
149
Australia
6.2%
2010
150
United Arab Emirates
6.1%
2009
151
Kazakhstan
6.1%
2012
152
Tuvalu
6.1%
2007
153
Canada
6.1%
2011
154
Russia
6.1%
2012
155
Serbia
6.1%
2011
156
Algeria
6%
2006
157
Cape Verde
6%
2005
158
Slovenia
6%
2012
159
Antigua and Barbuda
6%
2011
160
Monaco
6%
2012
161
French Polynesia
6%
2000
162
Bolivia
6%
2008
163
Chile
5.9%
2011
164
Moldova
5.8%
2012
165
North Korea
5.7%
2009
166
New Zealand
5.7%
2012
167
Poland
5.7%
2012
168
Republic of Macedonia
5.5%
2011
169
Denmark
5.4%
2012
170
Ukraine
5.3%
2011
171
Norway
5.2%
2009
172
Cuba
5.2%
2012
173
Republic of Ireland
5.2%
2011
174
Montenegro
5.1%
2012
175
Belarus
5.1%
2011
176
Vietnam
5.1%
2011
177
Macao
5%
2000
178
Hong Kong
5%
2000
179
Uzbekistan
5%
2006
180
Croatia
4.95%
2011
181
Lithuania
4.8%
2012
182
Turkmenistan
4.8%
2011
183
Mongolia
4.7%
2010
184
Latvia
4.6%
2012
185
Estonia
4.6%
2012
186
Virgin Islands (British)
4.5%
2008
187
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.5%
2012
188
Sweden
4.5%
2011
189
South Korea
4.4%
2006
190
Iceland
4.2%
2012
191
Finland
4.2%
2012
192
Albania
3.6%
2009
193
Tonga
3%
2002
194
China
2.38%
2012
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