In 2021, over 90 percent of newborns had a normal birth weight between 2.5 and four kilograms. Around seven 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 2021, by birth weight
(in kilograms)
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MOHW (South Korea). (December 28, 2022). Distribution of live births in South Korea in 2021, by birth weight (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416749/south-korea-live-births-by-birth-weight/
MOHW (South Korea). "Distribution of live births in South Korea in 2021, by birth weight (in kilograms)." Chart. December 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416749/south-korea-live-births-by-birth-weight/
MOHW (South Korea). (2022). Distribution of live births in South Korea in 2021, by birth weight (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416749/south-korea-live-births-by-birth-weight/
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Distribution of live births in South Korea in 2021, by birth weight (in kilograms) [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), December 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416749/south-korea-live-births-by-birth-weight/
