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Netherlands: Low-birthweight babies

5.65percent · 2020-8.4% 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 Netherlands from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20205.652
20195.697
20185.746
20175.801
20165.857
20155.911
20145.964
20136.01
20126.06
20116.113
20106.167
20096.227
20086.286
20076.345
20066.41
20056.476
20046.542
20036.612
20026.678
20016.744
20006.815

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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