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Türkiye: Low-birthweight babies

12.90percent · 2020-10.2% 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 Türkiye from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202012.897
201913.005
201813.12
201713.245
201613.385
201513.525
201413.676
201313.839
201214.012
201114.189
201014.361
200914.51
200814.638
200714.753
200614.885
200515.037
200415.217
200315.397
200215.554
200115.672
200015.747

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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