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Nepal: Low-birthweight babies

19.73percent · 2020-7.2% 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 Nepal from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202019.732
201919.844
201819.976
201720.125
201620.286
201520.438
201420.589
201320.749
201220.914
201121.08
201021.256
200921.439
200821.611
200721.781
200621.933
200522.053
200422.143
200322.211
200222.264
200122.296
200022.319

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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