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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Low birth weight<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Percentage of live births whose birth weight was less than 2.5 kg <br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Sexual and reproductive health<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Maternal and newborn health<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
End preventable maternal deaths<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
The percentage of live births that weigh less than 2,500 g out of the total of live births during the same time period.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> <br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of live births in the 5 years preceding the survey who were weighed at birth and were reported as weighing less than 2.5 kg.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of live births in the last 5 years who were weighed at birth.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> The numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Birth order: <em>1, 2-3, 4-5, 6+</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br>Mother's age at birth: <em><20 years old, 20 to 34 years old, 35 to 49 years old</em><br>Mother's smoking status: <em>Does not smoke, Smokes cigarettes/tobacco</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
Reporting of birth weight is based on either a written record or mother’s recall. In DHS-V and DHS-VI a percent distribution of birth weight was provided for children weighed at birth. In earlier rounds the percent distribution also included the category “Not weighed” and was based on all births. Care should be taken when comparing birth weight data with data reported in earlier DHS reports.<br></p> |