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Gabon: Low-birthweight babies

14.65percent · 2020-2.8% 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 Gabon from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202014.65
201914.662
201814.673
201714.68
201614.691
201514.721
201414.775
201314.851
201214.933
201115.021
201015.078
200915.109
200815.117
200715.099
200615.076
200515.04
200415.016
200315.008
200215.004
200114.991
200014.963

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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