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Sierra Leone: Low-birthweight babies

10.34percent · 2020-11.8% 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 Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202010.344
201910.497
201810.655
201710.792
201610.913
201511.007
201411.092
201311.212
201211.364
201111.544
201011.728
200911.904
200812.086
200712.281
200612.499
200512.721
200412.95
200313.187
200213.436
200113.699
200013.943

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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