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Central African Republic: Low-birthweight babies

16.35percent · 2020+4.4% 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 Central African Republic from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202016.355
201916.344
201816.346
201716.363
201616.389
201516.354
201416.254
201316.091
201215.888
201115.752
201015.668
200915.624
200815.607
200715.576
200615.539
200515.492
200415.445
200315.396
200215.349
200115.299
200015.248

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Low-birthweight babies. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-low-birthweight-babies (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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