Distribution of newborns by birth weight
data of the Ministry of Health of Russia
From 2008 to 2024, the number of children by birth weight was recorded annually. The rows present total figures for all infants and specific groups: newborns with a body mass of 500 to 999 grams and 1000 to 1499 grams. This data allows for tracking changes in the number of children with extremely low birth weight over the specified period. Ministry of Health of Russia data covers the entire country
Chart showing the distribution of newborns by birth weight from 2008 to 2024
- total
- body mass 500 - 999 g
- массой тела 1000 - 1499 г.
- массой тела 1500 - 1999 г.
- массой тела 2000 - 2499 г.
- массой тела 2500 г. и более
See also
- Сколько детей в России занимается спортом: 2010-2025 indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
6 series are published here in data of the Ministry of Health of Russia, from 2008 to 2024, 17 reporting periods. 102 values in total.
Between 2008 and 2024 “total” declined from 1.69 million to 1.19 million — 29.7%. The highest value in the series is 1.91 million in 2014.
All table numbers are series: 6
| Series | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| всего | 1 687 396,00 | 1 736 890,00 | 1 762 782,00 | 1 767 602,00 | 1 871 237,00 | 1 866 442,00 | 1 910 494,00 | 1 909 420,00 | 1 857 301,00 | 1 660 477,00 | 1 578 665,00 | 1 450 487,00 | 1 403 211,00 | 1 362 982,00 | 1 265 138,00 | 1 228 386,00 | 1 186 981,00 |
| массой тела 500 - 999 г. | 4 213,00 | 4 831,00 | 4 724,00 | 5 106,00 | 6 362,00 | 6 873,00 | 6 740,00 | 6 650,00 | 6 645,00 | 6 101,00 | 6 076,00 | 5 827,00 | 5 531,00 | 5 490,00 | 4 765,00 | 4 415,00 | 4 311,00 |
| массой тела 1000 - 1499 г. | 8 642,00 | 8 738,00 | 9 633,00 | 10 167,00 | 11 917,00 | 12 218,00 | 12 355,00 | 12 599,00 | 11 868,00 | 10 924,00 | 10 414,00 | 9 542,00 | 9 057,00 | 8 569,00 | 7 323,00 | 6 907,00 | 6 484,00 |
| массой тела 1500 - 1999 г. | 21 400,00 | 21 792,00 | 22 653,00 | 23 032,00 | 24 612,00 | 24 726,00 | 24 758,00 | 24 435,00 | 23 637,00 | 21 632,00 | 20 407,00 | 18 775,00 | 17 291,00 | 17 163,00 | 15 260,00 | 14 248,00 | 13 409,00 |
| массой тела 2000 - 2499 г. | 63 715,00 | 64 429,00 | 65 714,00 | 66 410,00 | 70 867,00 | 71 121,00 | 71 127,00 | 70 888,00 | 69 111,00 | 63 450,00 | 60 209,00 | 56 015,00 | 51 208,00 | 51 266,00 | 47 247,00 | 45 052,00 | 43 313,00 |
| массой тела 2500 г. и более | 1 589 426,00 | 1 637 100,00 | 1 660 058,00 | 1 662 887,00 | 1 757 479,00 | 1 751 504,00 | 1 795 513,00 | 1 794 703,00 | 1 745 872,00 | 1 558 188,00 | 1 481 559,00 | 1 360 328,00 | 1 320 124,00 | 1 280 494,00 | 1 190 543,00 | 1 157 764,00 | 1 119 464,00 |
How to read this table
The row breakdown allows for comparison between the total number of live births and the number of infants born below certain weight thresholds. By comparing the 500–999 g and 1000–1499 g groups with the total row, the distribution of births by weight category can be observed. This helps assess the prevalence of low birth weight across Russia for each year of observation
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “total” — 1.19 million data of the Ministry of Health of Russia; the smallest is “body mass 500 - 999 g” at 4,311 data of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The gap between them is 275-fold.
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Period and application
Statistics on newborn weight categories are updated annually based on Ministry of Health of Russia data. Data for the 2008–2024 period is useful for physicians, pediatricians, and demographers analyzing child health trends nationwide. The information includes the number of infants in various weight groups
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