Some of the world's lowest birth weight babies
In the table below are some of the many Low Birth Weight babies born around the world.
These tiny babies when born; many weeks premature, weighed less than a can of soda.
For more information on these tiny premature babies, some photos and updates, click on
the name links in the table below.
Birth Weight ounces ¦ grams
Year of Birth
Name Place of Birth
Gestational Age
8.4 oz
244 g
2004
Rumaisa (F)
Chicago, IL,USA
25 weeks
9.1 oz
259 g
2009
Oliviyanna (F)
Alabama, US
24 weeks
9.3 oz
265 g
2006
- (F)
Tokyo, Japan
25 weeks
9.7 oz
275 g
2009
''Tom Thumb'' (M)
Göttingen, Germany
25 weeks
9.88 oz
280 g
1989
Madeline (F)
Chicago ,IL,USA
26 weeks
10 oz
283 g
2006
Amillia (F)
Miami, FL,USA
23 weeks
10 oz
283 g
1938
Marian (F)
South Shields, UK
34 weeks
10 oz
285 g
2002
''Perla'' (F)
Florence, Italy
27 weeks
10.2 oz
289 g
1999
- (F)
Tokyo, Japan
23 weeks
10.24 oz
290 g
2000
Sophia (F)
Portland, OR,USA
25 weeks
10.26 oz
290 g
2001
- (F)
Ulm, Germany
23 weeks
10.26 oz
290 g
2007
- (F)
Houston, TX,USA
23 weeks
10.6 oz
300 g
2000
- (F)
Holon, Israel
25 weeks
10.6 oz
300 g
2007
Kimberly (F)
Göttingen, Germany
25 weeks
10.7 oz
303 g
2002
- (F)
Landstuhl, Germany
26 weeks
10.8 oz
305 g
2004
Zoe Koz (F)
Naperville, IL,USA
27 weeks
10.9 oz
310 g
2000
- (F)
Evansville, IN,USA
26 weeks
11.7 oz
332 g
2004
- (M)
Des Moines, IA,USA
26 weeks
12.5 oz
354 g
2007
Ruby Dunn (F)
Bristol, UK
26 weeks
A few premature baby facts
Premature birth is defined as birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Every year in America, more than 500,000 babies are born early, from about 4,500,000 births
About 1,400 premature babies are born each day in the USA - about 1 in 9
About 60,000 births, out of 700,000 in the UK each year, are premature births.
About 160 premature babies are born each day in the UK - about 1 in 11
The UK baby, Aaliyah Hart, born in Birmingham on May 27, 2003, weighed just 12oz.
Alex Franks, London, born in February 1999 at 22 weeks, and weighing just 1lb 1oz, she is thought to be the most premature baby to survive in the UK.
Babies born at 23 weeks have about 17% chance of survival
Babies born at 24 weeks have about 36% chance of survival
Babies born at 25 weeks have about 50% chance of survival
Babies born at 26 weeks have about 80% chance of survival
From 32 weeks onwards, most babies are able to survive with the help of medical technology
About 50 per cent of premature babies suffer health problems.
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