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Mauritius: Low-birthweight babies

18.69percent · 2020-3.2% 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 Mauritius from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202018.694
201918.716
201818.744
201718.791
201618.828
201518.89
201418.96
201319.041
201219.131
201119.228
201019.311
200919.386
200819.453
200719.507
200619.545
200519.565
200419.558
200319.535
200219.503
200119.466
200019.422

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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