Belgium vs Czechia: Infant health: low birthweight
Belgium
6.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Czechia
6.6 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
30th
Czechia rank
27th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia 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 40 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Czechia ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and Czechia ranks 27th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.92 Percentage of live births | 5.58 Percentage of live births | 0.3333 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 5.66 Percentage of live births | 0.94 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.06 Percentage of live births | 6.74 Percentage of live births | 0.32 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.82 Percentage of live births | 7.59 Percentage of live births | 0.77 Percentage of live births | Czechia |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 0.1 Percentage of live births | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 6.6 Percentage of live births against 6.4 Percentage of live births in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Belgium and Czechia?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Czechia ranks 27th 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.