Belgium vs Luxembourg: Infant health: low birthweight
Belgium
6.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Luxembourg
6.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Belgium rank
30th
Luxembourg rank
32nd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.4 Percentage of live births against 6.1 Percentage of live births in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and Luxembourg ranks 32nd of 41 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.92 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 0.0167 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.56 Percentage of live births | 5.44 Percentage of live births | 1.11 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2000s | 7.07 Percentage of live births | 5.61 Percentage of live births | 1.46 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.82 Percentage of live births | 6.59 Percentage of live births | 0.23 Percentage of live births | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 5.92 Percentage of live births | 0.55 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 Luxembourg?
- Belgium, at 6.4 Percentage of live births against 6.1 Percentage of live births in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 0.3 Percentage of live births, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Luxembourg?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Luxembourg rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Luxembourg ranks 32nd 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.