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Ecuador: Low-birthweight babies

10.63percent · 2020-3.8% 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 Ecuador from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.627
201910.668
201810.703
201710.724
201610.745
201510.767
201410.797
201310.851
201210.916
201110.984
201011.051
200911.106
200811.151
200711.197
200611.24
200511.283
200411.335
200311.388
200211.435
200111.474
200011.501

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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