Share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei
Brunei: Share of low birthweight babies born was 13.64 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
13.64
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 157 countries
All-time high
13.64
in 2020
All-time low
12.33
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei stood at 13.64. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei peaked at 13.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.33, in 2000.
Brunei ranks 45th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.33 | — |
| 2001 | 12.38 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 12.44 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.57 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.64 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.72 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.89 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.97 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 13.05 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.13 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.21 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.28 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.35 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.46 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.51 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.56 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.64 | +0.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 13.64 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.54, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 13.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.62 | 12.33 | 12.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 | 13.05 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.64 | 13.64 | 13.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More population data for Brunei
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.318 (2100)
- Population density 88.2 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20,764 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.318 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1505 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei?
- Share of low birthweight babies born in Brunei was 13.64 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of low birthweight babies born recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 13.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of low birthweight babies born recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for share of low birthweight babies born?
- Brunei ranks 45th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of low birthweight babies born rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of low birthweight babies born. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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