Belgium vs Ireland: Infant health: low birthweight
Belgium
6.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Ireland
6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Belgium rank
30th
Ireland rank
33rd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.4 Percentage of live births against 6 Percentage of live births in Ireland, a difference of 0.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and Ireland ranks 33rd of 41 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.12 Percentage of live births | 4.17 Percentage of live births | 1.95 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 4.51 Percentage of live births | 2.09 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.06 Percentage of live births | 4.95 Percentage of live births | 2.11 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.82 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 1.32 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 5.78 Percentage of live births | 0.7 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 6.4 Percentage of live births against 6 Percentage of live births in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.4 Percentage of live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Ireland 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.