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Mexico: Low-birthweight babies

10.15percent · 2020+0.0% 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 Mexico from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.154
201910.155
201810.155
201710.154
201610.154
201510.156
201410.158
201310.159
201210.16
201110.162
201010.151
200910.139
200810.12
200710.095
200610.084
200510.069
200410.062
200310.048
200210.023
20019.988
20009.951

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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