Australia vs Belgium: Infant health: low birthweight
Australia
6.6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Belgium
6.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
Belgium rank
30th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.6 Percentage of live births against 6.4 Percentage of live births in Belgium, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Belgium ranks 30th of 41 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.86 Percentage of live births | 5.98 Percentage of live births | 0.12 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 5.98 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 0.62 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of live births | 7.06 Percentage of live births | 0.77 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.45 Percentage of live births | 6.82 Percentage of live births | 0.37 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 0 Percentage of live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 6.6 Percentage of live births against 6.4 Percentage of live births in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Australia ranks 27th and Belgium ranks 30th 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.