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Colombia: Low-birthweight babies

10.95percent · 2020+5.6% 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 Colombia from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.953
201910.887
201810.821
201710.758
201610.694
201510.635
201410.58
201310.53
201210.481
201110.43
201010.371
200910.302
200810.23
200710.16
200610.097
200510.037
20049.977
20039.911
20029.834
20019.749
20009.656

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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