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Belize: Low-birthweight babies

11.56percent · 2020+3.5% 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 Belize from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202011.559
201911.534
201811.5
201711.461
201611.419
201511.385
201411.345
201311.308
201211.262
201111.216
201011.168
200911.117
200811.071
200711.022
200610.972
200510.938
200410.915
200310.898
200210.899
200110.902
200010.902

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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