Brazil vs Costa Rica: Infant health: low birthweight
Brazil
8.7 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Costa Rica
8.8 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
9th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.7 Percentage of live births in Brazil, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 Percentage of live births | 6.89 Percentage of live births | 1.27 Percentage of live births | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.47 Percentage of live births | 7.31 Percentage of live births | 1.16 Percentage of live births | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 1.6 Percentage of live births | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.7 Percentage of live births in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Brazil ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th 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.