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Philippines: Low-birthweight babies

21.14percent · 2020+0.1% 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 Philippines from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202021.144
201921.103
201821.083
201721.089
201621.105
201521.136
201421.16
201321.175
201221.183
201121.166
201021.127
200921.09
200821.052
200721.019
200620.987
200520.949
200420.899
200320.84
200220.767
200120.665
200020.548

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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