The Lancet International Well being: 1 in 7 infants worldwide born with a low birthweight
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Greater than 20 million infants had been born with a low birthweight (lower than 2500g; 5.5 kilos) in 2015 -- round one in seven of all births worldwide. Nearly three-quarters of those infants had been born in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, the place information are most restricted.