Argentina vs Chile: Infant health: low birthweight
Argentina
7.4 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Chile
7.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Argentina rank
18th
Chile rank
15th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.4 Percentage of live births in Argentina, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 18th and Chile ranks 15th of 41 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.39 Percentage of live births | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 1.98 Percentage of live births | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7.28 Percentage of live births | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 0.94 Percentage of live births | Argentina |
| 2020s | 7.4 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 0.7 Percentage of live births | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Argentina or Chile?
- Chile, at 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.4 Percentage of live births in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Argentina and Chile?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Chile ranks 15th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.