Argentina vs Spain: Infant health: low birthweight
Argentina
7.4 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Spain
7.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Argentina rank
18th
Spain rank
19th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 7.4 Percentage of live births against 7.3 Percentage of live births in Spain, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.39 Percentage of live births | 7.21 Percentage of live births | 0.18 Percentage of live births | Argentina |
| 2010s | 7.28 Percentage of live births | 7.74 Percentage of live births | 0.46 Percentage of live births | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.4 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 0.3 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 Spain?
- Argentina, at 7.4 Percentage of live births against 7.3 Percentage of live births in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Argentina and Spain?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th 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.