Chile vs Mexico: Infant health: low birthweight
Chile
7.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Mexico
7.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Chile rank
15th
Mexico rank
16th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Chile
- Mexico
How they compare
Chile currently reports 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Mexico ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 16th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.92 Percentage of live births | 9.1 Percentage of live births | 4.18 Percentage of live births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 8.26 Percentage of live births | 2.85 Percentage of live births | Mexico |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 5.84 Percentage of live births | 0.5 Percentage of live births | Chile |
| 2020s | 7.24 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 0.14 Percentage of live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Chile or Mexico?
- Chile, at 7.6 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Chile and Mexico?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Mexico?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Mexico rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Chile ranks 15th and Mexico 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.