Bulgaria vs Japan: Infant health: low birthweight
Bulgaria
9.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Japan
9.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
8th
Japan rank
6th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Bulgaria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.8 Percentage of live births against 9.4 Percentage of live births in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.06 Percentage of live births | 7.88 Percentage of live births | 0.18 Percentage of live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 8.4 Percentage of live births | 9.28 Percentage of live births | 0.88 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 0.43 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.22 Percentage of live births | 9.48 Percentage of live births | 0.26 Percentage of live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Bulgaria or Japan?
- Japan, at 9.8 Percentage of live births against 9.4 Percentage of live births in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Bulgaria and Japan?
- 0.4 Percentage of live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th 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.