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Belgium: Low-birthweight babies

6.76percent · 2020-3.7% since 2010

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. Annual figures for Belgium from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20206.756
20196.782
20186.811
20176.841
20166.871
20156.902
20146.931
20136.957
20126.981
20117.001
20107.016
20097.028
20087.035
20077.041
20067.05
20057.06
20047.078
20037.099
20027.12
20017.142
20007.162

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Low-birthweight babies. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-low-birthweight-babies (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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