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South Africa: Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent), Value

16.60% · 2020-0.6% since 2010

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (%)Note
202016.6X
201916.6X
201816.6X
201716.6X
201616.6X
201516.6X
201416.6X
201316.6X
201216.6X
201116.7X
201016.7X
200916.8X
200816.8X
200716.8X
200616.9X
200517X
200417.1X
200317.1X
200217.2X
200117.2X
200017.2X

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Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21049-6121 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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