Live birth distribution South Korea 2022, by birth weight

Published by L. Yoon, Dec 2, 2024

In 2022, almost 90 percent of newborns had a normal birth weight between 2.5 and four kilograms. Around 7.7 percent fell below that, and were thus classified as underweight. Live births involving two or more infants were more likely to involve underweight newborns than single births.

Distribution of live births in South Korea in 2022, by birth weight (in kilograms)

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December 2023

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2022

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Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

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