Colombia vs India: Infant health: low birthweight
Colombia
11 Percentage of live births
in 2025
India
27.4 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Colombia rank
3rd
India rank
1st
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 27.4 Percentage of live births against 11 Percentage of live births in Colombia, a difference of 16.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Colombia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 41 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.16 Percentage of live births | 31.42 Percentage of live births | 23.26 Percentage of live births | India |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 28.79 Percentage of live births | 19.72 Percentage of live births | India |
| 2020s | 9.2 Percentage of live births | 27.4 Percentage of live births | 18.2 Percentage of live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Colombia or India?
- India, at 27.4 Percentage of live births against 11 Percentage of live births in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Colombia and India?
- 16.4 Percentage of live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st 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.