In 2023, 14 percent of children born to Saudi women, and 18 percent to non-Saudi women weighed in less than 2.5 kilograms, which is characterized as less than normal for newborns. Overall, nearly all newborns to Saudi women in the country were weighed at birth, while about 2 percent of children born to non-Saudi mothers were not weighed at birth.
Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight
(in kilograms)
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General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). (January 18, 2024). Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/
General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). "Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight (in kilograms)." Chart. January 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/
General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). (2024). Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/
General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia). "Share of Children Who Were Weighed at Birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by Weight (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/
General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia), Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Share of children who were weighed at birth in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by weight (in kilograms) [Graph], General Authority for Statistics (Saudi Arabia), January 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1454493/saudi-arabia-share-children-weighed-birth-by-weight/
