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Peru: Low-birthweight babies

7.47percent · 2020-13.4% 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 Peru from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20207.472
20197.568
20187.665
20177.764
20167.861
20157.965
20148.076
20138.194
20128.331
20118.478
20108.627
20098.785
20088.943
20079.108
20069.283
20059.454
20049.623
20039.785
20029.939
200110.081
200010.21

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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