Table 1 Average birth weight and burden of low birth weight in South Asian region (N = 171,213)

Average birth weight (95% confidence interval) in grams

2841.8 (2839.0; 2844.5)

3001.5 (2977.8; 3025.7)

2827.1 (2824.3; 2829.9)

3012.9 (2984.7; 3041.2)

2970.0 (2929.3; 3010.7)

3030.4 (3009.1; 3051.7)

3167.4 (3137.2; 3197.5)

Number of birth weights reported*

171,213

2238

160,109

2249

1185

2593

2739

Low birth weight ** n (%)

27,915 (17.1)

272

(11.4)

26,366 (17.0)

319

(14.6)

224

(22.4)

329

(11.9)

405

(15.3)