Canada vs Russian Federation: Infant health: low birthweight
Canada
7.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Russian Federation
7.3 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Canada rank
21st
Russian Federation rank
19th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Canada
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 7.3 Percentage of live births against 7.2 Percentage of live births in Canada, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 21st and Russian Federation ranks 19th of 41 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 Percentage of live births | 7.36 Percentage of live births | 1.48 Percentage of live births | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 7.28 Percentage of live births | 0.94 Percentage of live births | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 7.3 Percentage of live births | 0.8 Percentage of live births | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Canada or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 7.3 Percentage of live births against 7.2 Percentage of live births in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Canada and Russian Federation?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russian Federation?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Russian Federation rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Canada ranks 21st and Russian Federation ranks 19th 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.