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Madagascar: Low-birthweight babies

18.71percent · 2020-4.4% 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 Madagascar from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202018.712
201918.819
201818.928
201719.043
201619.155
201519.259
201419.353
201319.436
201219.499
201119.543
201019.576
200919.604
200819.632
200719.69
200619.769
200519.859
200419.935
200319.984
200220.009
200120.009
200020.027

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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