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Iraq: Low-birthweight babies

10.86percent · 2020+1.4% 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 Iraq from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.861
201910.853
201810.856
201710.851
201610.842
201510.835
201410.815
201310.795
201210.774
201110.746
201010.709
200910.671
200810.636
200710.61
200610.571
200510.533
200410.5
200310.459
200210.418
200110.383
200010.341

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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