Chile vs France: Infant health: low birthweight
Chile
7.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
France
7.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Chile rank
15th
France rank
16th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in France, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
Across all 29 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 15th and France ranks 16th of 41 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.88 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 1.22 Percentage of live births | France |
| 2000s | 5.43 Percentage of live births | 6.64 Percentage of live births | 1.21 Percentage of live births | France |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 7.35 Percentage of live births | 1.01 Percentage of live births | France |
| 2020s | 7.24 Percentage of live births | 7.42 Percentage of live births | 0.18 Percentage of live births | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Chile and France?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Chile ranks 15th and France ranks 16th 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.