Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Infant health: low birthweight

Bulgaria
9.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Costa Rica
8.8 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
8th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Infant health: low birthweight over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 9.4 Percentage of live births against 8.8 Percentage of live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6 Percentage of live births.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 41 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 8.4 Percentage of live births 6.89 Percentage of live births 1.51 Percentage of live births Bulgaria
2010s 9.07 Percentage of live births 7.31 Percentage of live births 1.76 Percentage of live births Bulgaria
2020s 9.18 Percentage of live births 8.03 Percentage of live births 1.15 Percentage of live births Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 9.4 Percentage of live births against 8.8 Percentage of live births in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.6 Percentage of live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
Bulgaria ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Infant health: low birthweight
Unit
Percentage of live births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 2,043 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.