Austria vs Switzerland: Infant health: low birthweight
Austria
5.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Switzerland
6 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Austria rank
35th
Switzerland rank
33rd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 6 Percentage of live births against 5.8 Percentage of live births in Austria, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 0.6 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 5.72 Percentage of live births | 5.12 Percentage of live births | 0.6 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.79 Percentage of live births | 5.51 Percentage of live births | 0.28 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.88 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 0.58 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 6.48 Percentage of live births | 0.1 Percentage of live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 5.98 Percentage of live births | 0.08 Percentage of live births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 6 Percentage of live births against 5.8 Percentage of live births in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Austria ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 33rd 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.