This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across rural and urban India about the distribution of birth weight among newborns in 2013-14. For instance, in the rural areas of the country, about 19 percent of newborns weighed less than 2.5 kilograms while about 81 percent weighed more than 2.5 kilograms during the survey period.
Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Birth Weight among Newborns across Rural and Urban India in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Distribution of birth weight among newborns across rural and urban India in 2014 [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682125/birth-weight-share-among-newborns-by-region-in-india/