Share of low birthweight babies born in Greece
Greece: Share of low birthweight babies born was 11.41 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
11.41
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
64th
of 157 countries
All-time high
11.41
in 2020
All-time low
9.78
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Share of low birthweight babies born in Greece, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.41 for share of low birthweight babies born in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of low birthweight babies born in Greece peaked at 11.41 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.78, in 2000.
Greece ranks 64th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.78 | — |
| 2001 | 9.87 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.96 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.04 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.11 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.19 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.26 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.34 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.43 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.54 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.67 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.8 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.91 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.01 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.18 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.25 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.34 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.37 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.41 | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.41 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.54, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.41 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.15 | 9.78 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.09 | 10.67 | 11.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.41 | 11.41 | 11.41 | 1 |
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- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of low birthweight babies born in Greece?
- Share of low birthweight babies born in Greece was 11.41 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of low birthweight babies born recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.41 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of low birthweight babies born recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.78 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for share of low birthweight babies born?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of low birthweight babies born rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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