Chapter 3 Additional World Health Assembly Nutrition Indicators

3.3 Prevalence of low birthweight

The prevalence of low birthweight was lower in the Arab States (13.3 percent) than the global average (14.7 percent) in 2020 (Figure 16, Table A-12). The prevalence of low birthweight has remained relatively unchanged in the Arab States since the year 2000 at around 13 percent. Amongst the various country income groups, lower-middle-income countries had the highest prevalence of low birthweight in 2020 (14.2 percent) and high-income countries had the lowest prevalence (10.7 percent) in 2020.

FIGURE 16.

Prevalence of low birthweight in the Arab States by country income group, conflict status and least developed country status

Notes: Definitions of country groupings are contained in Annex IV.
Source: UNICEF & WHO. 2023. Low birthweight. In: UNICEF. [Cited 24 July 2024]. https://data.unicef.org/topic/nutrition/low-birthweight
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