Chile vs Hungary: Infant health: low birthweight
Chile
7.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Hungary
8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Chile rank
15th
Hungary rank
14th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Chile
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 8 Percentage of live births against 7.6 Percentage of live births in Chile, a difference of 0.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 15th and Hungary ranks 14th of 41 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 Percentage of live births | 8.65 Percentage of live births | 3.62 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 8.38 Percentage of live births | 2.97 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 8.55 Percentage of live births | 2.21 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 2020s | 7.24 Percentage of live births | 7.7 Percentage of live births | 0.46 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Chile or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 8 Percentage of live births against 7.6 Percentage of live births in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Chile and Hungary?
- 0.4 Percentage of live births, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hungary?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Hungary rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Chile ranks 15th and Hungary ranks 14th 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.