World Bank · Health
Jordan: Low-birthweight babies
18.94percent · 2020+14.8% 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 Jordan from 2000 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18.937 | |
| 2019 | 18.662 | |
| 2018 | 18.397 | |
| 2017 | 18.134 | |
| 2016 | 17.886 | |
| 2015 | 17.639 | |
| 2014 | 17.406 | |
| 2013 | 17.184 | |
| 2012 | 16.958 | |
| 2011 | 16.728 | |
| 2010 | 16.492 | |
| 2009 | 16.265 | |
| 2008 | 16.068 | |
| 2007 | 15.9 | |
| 2006 | 15.75 | |
| 2005 | 15.616 | |
| 2004 | 15.466 | |
| 2003 | 15.288 | |
| 2002 | 15.09 | |
| 2001 | 14.865 | |
| 2000 | 14.637 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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