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North Macedonia: Low-birthweight babies

8.29percent · 2020+1.8% 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 North Macedonia from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20208.292
20198.273
20188.269
20178.253
20168.24
20158.228
20148.213
20138.198
20128.18
20118.157
20108.143
20098.129
20088.121
20078.123
20068.119
20058.112
20048.098
20038.079
20028.057
20018.036
20008.014

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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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