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Panama: Low-birthweight babies

10.28percent · 2020-5.9% 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 Panama from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.284
201910.312
201810.347
201710.391
201610.446
201510.509
201410.578
201310.656
201210.744
201110.834
201010.926
200911.011
200811.094
200711.184
200611.274
200511.358
200411.424
200311.466
200211.487
200111.505
200011.523

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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