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Cuba: Low-birthweight babies

7.06percent · 2020-1.7% 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 Cuba from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20207.062
20197.083
20187.107
20177.13
20167.153
20157.171
20147.187
20137.198
20127.197
20117.194
20107.184
20097.169
20087.159
20077.148
20067.134
20057.123
20047.107
20037.095
20027.087
20017.082
20007.077

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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