Austria vs China: Infant health: low birthweight
Austria
5.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
China
5 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Austria rank
35th
China rank
36th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.8 Percentage of live births against 5 Percentage of live births in China, a difference of 0.8 Percentage of live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 35th and China ranks 36th of 41 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.88 Percentage of live births | 5.49 Percentage of live births | 1.39 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 5.07 Percentage of live births | 1.51 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 0.8 Percentage of live births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Austria or China?
- Austria, at 5.8 Percentage of live births against 5 Percentage of live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Austria and China?
- 0.8 Percentage of live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Austria ranks 35th and China ranks 36th 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.