Australia vs Peru: Infant health: low birthweight
Australia
6.6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Peru
6.7 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Australia rank
27th
Peru rank
24th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 6.7 Percentage of live births against 6.6 Percentage of live births in Australia, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 41 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of live births | 9.52 Percentage of live births | 3.23 Percentage of live births | Peru |
| 2010s | 6.45 Percentage of live births | 8.07 Percentage of live births | 1.62 Percentage of live births | Peru |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 0.425 Percentage of live births | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Australia or Peru?
- Peru, at 6.7 Percentage of live births against 6.6 Percentage of live births in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Australia and Peru?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Australia ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th 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.