Canada vs Israel: Infant health: low birthweight
Canada
7.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Israel
6.7 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
Israel rank
24th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Canada
- Israel
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7.2 Percentage of live births against 6.7 Percentage of live births in Israel, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Israel ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Israel ranks 24th of 41 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.62 Percentage of live births | 7.2 Percentage of live births | 1.58 Percentage of live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 5.66 Percentage of live births | 7.75 Percentage of live births | 2.09 Percentage of live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.88 Percentage of live births | 8.28 Percentage of live births | 2.4 Percentage of live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 7.81 Percentage of live births | 1.47 Percentage of live births | Israel |
| 2020s | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 0 Percentage of live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Canada or Israel?
- Canada, at 7.2 Percentage of live births against 6.7 Percentage of live births in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Canada and Israel?
- 0.5 Percentage of live births, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Israel?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Israel rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Canada ranks 21st and Israel ranks 24th 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.