Austria vs Denmark: Infant health: low birthweight
Austria
5.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Denmark
4.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Austria rank
35th
Denmark rank
37th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Austria currently reports 5.8 Percentage of live births against 4.6 Percentage of live births in Denmark, a difference of 1.2 Percentage of live births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Denmark ranks 37th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 6.25 Percentage of live births | 0.2625 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.05 Percentage of live births | 6.09 Percentage of live births | 0.04 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.72 Percentage of live births | 5.63 Percentage of live births | 0.09 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.79 Percentage of live births | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 0.38 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.88 Percentage of live births | 5.29 Percentage of live births | 1.59 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 5.06 Percentage of live births | 1.52 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 4.74 Percentage of live births | 1.16 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 Denmark?
- Austria, at 5.8 Percentage of live births against 4.6 Percentage of live births in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Austria and Denmark?
- 1.2 Percentage of live births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Austria ranks 35th and Denmark ranks 37th 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.