Bulgaria vs United States of America: Infant health: low birthweight
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Bulgaria
- United States of America
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9.4 Percentage of live births against 8.5 Percentage of live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.9 Percentage of live births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.06 Percentage of live births | 7.48 Percentage of live births | 0.58 Percentage of live births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 8.4 Percentage of live births | 8.02 Percentage of live births | 0.38 Percentage of live births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 8.15 Percentage of live births | 0.92 Percentage of live births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.22 Percentage of live births | 8.48 Percentage of live births | 0.74 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 United States of America?
- Bulgaria, at 9.4 Percentage of live births against 8.5 Percentage of live births in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 0.9 Percentage of live births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States of America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and United States of America rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.